Flinders Study Links 5-Plus Daily Coffees to Lower Bone Density in 9,704 Older Women
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 5
Flinders Study Links 5-Plus Daily Coffees to Lower Bone Density in 9,704 Older Women
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 5
Summary
More than five cups of coffee a day was associated with lower bone mineral density in postmenopausal women 65 and older in a 10-year Flinders University study published in Nutrients.
9,704 women were tracked for coffee and tea intake, with bone density measured at the femoral neck and hip—common sites of osteoporosis-related fractures.
Tea intake was linked to higher total hip bone density, while moderate coffee consumption of two to three cups a day was not tied to worse bone health.
Higher alcohol intake strengthened the link between coffee and lower femoral neck density, and obesity made tea’s positive association with bone density more pronounced.
Osteoporosis already causes fractures in about one in three women and one in five men over 50 worldwide, with U.S. cases of low hip or spine bone density projected to rise by 17.2 million by 2030.