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After menopause, women are at increased risk for the bone-weakening condition known as osteoporosis. And women who are diabetic have an even greater chance of developing the disorder. But now comes analysis from Egyptian scientists that implies flaxseed oil could be a natural method to guard bone health.

The new study, recently published within the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health, concludes that flaxseed oil encompasses a beneficial effect on bone mineral density and reduces markers related to osteoporosis. Bottom line: supplementing the diet with flaxseed oil may markedly cut back the danger of osteoporosis and be of explicit benefit to post-menopausal and diabetic women.

Scientist Mer Harvi and colleagues at the National Research Center in Cairo, Egypt, investigated the impact of diabetes on bone health. Then in laboratory studies they evaluated how flaxseed oil added to the diet could delay the onset of osteoporosis.

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