The researchers investigated a link between a diet ripe with advanced glycation endproducts and spine injury over an 18-month period. AGEs are often found in heat-processed, pasteurized, dried, smoked or fried foods.
The study included two age groups of male and female mice. The young group included mice six months old and the old group included 18-month-old mice.
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research will publish the study in its February issue.
Here are four insights:
1. Those mice in the high-AGE diet saw bone loss in the spine
2. The high-AGE diet group also experienced an increased fracture risk.
3. These findings were especially prevalent in the young, female mice within the high-AGE group.
4. The researchers suggested young women pay attention to their diets, realizing some food could age their bones and lead to back issues later in life.
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