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Study finds prebiotic fiber helps girls build more bone
Girls who added a prebiotic fiber supplement to their usual diets for a year built more bone than girls who took a placebo, according to a clinical trial led by Florida International University nutrition researcher Cristina Palacios.
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A year‑long clinical trial led by Florida International University nutrition researcher Cristina Palacios found that girls who added a prebiotic fiber supplement to their regular diets gained more bone mass than those who received a placebo. Over 12 months, bone mineral content increased by 18.8% in the group taking soluble corn fiber, compared with a 12.9% rise in the placebo group. The same benefit was not observed in boys. The MetA‑Bone trial results were published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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