natto and Improved Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Density

• The anti-osteoporostic effects of Natto on Bone Mineral Density in Perimenopausal Women.

  • 2021-08-16
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Current Medicinal Chemistry 28(25)
  • • Yuan Liu
    • Yuan He
    • B. He
    • Lingbo Kong

  • PubMed: 32141414
  • DOI: 10.2174/0929867327666200306123140

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  • Improved Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Density

  • High evidence

  natto significantly improved the BMD of the femoral neck in a cohort study and randomized control study (P=0.03, WMD=0.42). 95% CI:0.05-0.79, I2= 72%); (P < 0.0001, WMD=0.16; 95% CI:0.08-0.24), respectively.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  Natto (fermented soybeans), unspecified dose