Bone structure and function in male C57BL/6 mice: Effects of a high-fat Western-style diet with or without trace minerals
•Male mice experienced more bone loss on a high-fat Western diet than on a chow diet.•Bone loss was mitigated with a combination of calcium and trace minerals.•Bone structure and function improved in both femora and vertebrae.•Bone strontium was increased in parallel with improvement.
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4920365/ |
| Summary: | •Male mice experienced more bone loss on a high-fat Western diet than on a chow diet.•Bone loss was mitigated with a combination of calcium and trace minerals.•Bone structure and function improved in both femora and vertebrae.•Bone strontium was increased in parallel with improvement. |
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