Symbiotic Yogurt, Calcium Absorption and Bone Health in Young Adult Women

Universidad de la Republica

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoporosis

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: yogurt

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03420716

URepublica 01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Prebiotics have been linked to increased calcium absorption in animal and human studies (particularly in adolescents and in premenopausal women). Similarly, probiotics have been found to benefit calcium homeostasis in pregnant women, and to promote bio-mineralization in animal models. The effect of symbiotic on calcium absorption has been tested in rats, but not in human studies. The primary objective of this study is to investigate the effect of daily consumption of a functional symbiotic yogurt containing inulin and Lactobacillus rhamnosus compared to a control yogurt, on calcium absorption in young adult women. A secondary objective is to relate changes in calcium absorption following yogurt consumption, with calcium metabolism, vitamin D status, bone mass, calcium intake and overall composition of habitual diet.

Full description

A potential strategy to reduce the risk of osteoporosis later in life is to promote optimal bone mass during early adulthood by including in the diet functional foods that maximize the efficiency of calcium absorption. This approach is specially important in women because of their greater risk for osteoporosis than men. In this study, we hypothesized that the daily consumption of a yogurt containing inulin and Lactobacillus rhamnosus (symbiotic yogurt) increases the efficiency of calcium absorption in young adult women when compared to daily consumption of a yogurt of similar composition but without prebiotic or probiotic (control yogurt). Subjects in this study will be randomly assigned to consume daily the symbiotic yogurt or the control yogurt during two 3-week periods with a wash-out period of 3-weeks, in a cross-over design. Calcium absorption will be measured by stable calcium isotope methodology. Bone mass (BMD, BMC) will be measured by dual-Y ray absorptiometry. Serum intact parathyroid hormone, 25-hydroxyvitamin D and dietary intake will be measured by conventional methods.

Enrollment: 54 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ages 18 to 35 years
• generally healthy

Exclusion criteria

• pregnancy/lactation
• BMI <18,5 kg/m2
• BMI> 29 kg/m2
• metabolic disorders, bone, liver or kidney disease that may affect calcium metabolism
• smoking

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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54 participants in 2 patient groups

functional yogurt

Experimental group

Description:

Participants are given the symbiotic yogurt daily (180 ml)

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: yogurt

control yogurt

Experimental group

Description:

Participants are given the control yogurt daily (180 ml)

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: yogurt