Three Reasons Fruits and Vegetables May Reduce Osteoporosis Risk [Video]

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Even just a single extra serving of fruits and vegetables per day is associated with lower bone fracture risk. Why? Well, osteoporotic fracture risk is associated with higher levels of inflammation in your blood––for example, C-reactive protein and specifically, a more pro-inflammatory diet. Those eating higher on the dietary inflammatory index have about a 30 percent greater associated risk of osteoporosis and fracture than those eating more anti-inflammatory diets, and a higher intake of fruit and vegetables decreases inflammation. So, that’s one possible reason.

Free radicals may also play a role in eating away at your bone, suggesting that pro-oxidant stress may contribute to osteoporosis. Both the total antioxidant power and capacity of people’s bloodstreams and diets are significantly lower in …