Increased SFA May Increase Risk For Hip Fracture In Postmenopausal Women.

Laura Dean writing in Medwire reported,”Increased saturated fatty acid (SFA) intake is associated with an increased risk for hip fracture in postmenopausal women,” according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The researchers examined the relationship “between FA intake and osteoporotic fractures among 137,486 women participating in the Women’s Health Initiative” study. During an average follow-up period “of almost 8 years, 20,399 women reported fractures,including 1638 hip fractures. Women in the “highest quartile of SFA intake  had a significant 31% increased risk for fracture compared with those in the lowest quartile.”  Watch that fat!