Probiotic supplements and bone health in postmenopausal women: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 11; no. 3; p. e041393
• Main Authors: Yu, Jiawei, Cao, Gaoyang, Yuan, Shuohui, Luo, Cong, Yu, Jiafeng, Cai, Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 02.03.2021; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Original research
• Subjects: Bias; Bone Density; bone diseases; Dietary Supplements; Evidence Based Practice; Female; hip; Humans; Meta-analysis; nutrition & dietetics; Osteoporosis; Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal - prevention & control; Patients; Phosphatase; Postmenopause; Probiotics; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; spine; Systematic review; Tumor necrosis factor-TNF; Womens health; Denmark; Sweden; Japan; bone diseases; spine; nutrition & dietetics; hip

ObjectiveOsteoporosis is a common disease in postmenopausal women. Several studies have analysed the associations between dietary supplementation with probiotics and bone health in postmenopausal women, but the results are still controversial. We conducted this meta-analysis to assess the effects of...