The primary objective of this study is to determine if 12 months of consuming 50 grams of dried plum daily will prevent bone loss or augment bone accrual of young adult oral contraceptive (OC) users.
Eligible participants will be assigned among three groups 1) control non-OC users, 2) control OC users, and 3) dried plum OC users. OC users will be randomly allocated to the dried plum OC group, which will consume 50 g dried plum daily for 12 months, or a control group, for which dried plums will not be allowed and no control food will be provided.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
90
daily consumption of 50 grams prune.
Shirin Hooshmand
San Diego, California, United States
School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences
San Diego, California, United States
Changes in bone mineral density from baseline to 12 months
Bone density measurements with DXA
Time frame: At baseline, at 12 months
Changes from baseline in bone specific alkaline phosphatase at 6 months and 12 months
Bone biomarkers measurements with ELISA
Time frame: At baseline, at 6 months, at 12 months
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