Addition of Fructooligosaccharides and Dried Plum to Soy-Based Diets Reverses Bone Loss in the Ovariectomized Rat

Table 2

Effects of ovariectomy (Ovx) and various dietary treatments on whole body, right femur and fourth lumbar BMD and BMC.

Parameters	Sham-casein	Ovx + casein	Ovx + soy	Ovx + soy + plum	Ovx + soy + FOS	Ovx + soy + plum + FOS
Whole body
BMC (g)	10.268 ± 0.164	10.397 ± 0.164	10.297 ± 0.157	10.648 ± 0.157	10.779 ± 0.164	10.625 ± 0.164
BMD (mg/cm^2)	172.4 ± 1.4^a	159.8 ± 1.4^c	161.4 ± 1.4^c	165.2 ± 1.4^b,c	167.2 ± 1.4^b	167.5 ± 1.4^b
Right femur
BMC (mg)	473.9 ± 8.8^a	435.0 ± 8.8^c	447.5 ± 8.4^b,c	450.1 ± 8.4^a,b,c	464.6 ± 8.8^a,b	454.9 ± 6.4^a,b,c
BMD (mg/cm^2)	250.7 ± 2.5^a	226.2 ± 2.5^c	232.9 ± 2.4^b,c	235.5 ± 2.4^b	238.2 ± 2.5^b	237.5 ± 2.5^b
Ash (%)	68.2 ± 0.5^a	66.6 ± 0.5^b	65.9 ± 0.5^b	66.8 ± 0.5^a,b	67.2 ± 0.5^a,b	66.3 ± 0.5^b
Fourth Lumbar
BMC (mg)	152.4 ± 3.7^a	128.4 ± 3.7^d	131.5 ± 3.6^c,d	138.5 ± 3.6^b,c,d	142.0 ± 3.7^b	140.7 ± 3.7^b,c
BMD (mg/cm^2)	246.2 ± 3.8^a	215.0 ± 3.8^d	219.7 ± 3.7^c,d	222.5 ± 3.7^c,d	228.1 ± 3.8^b,c	232.3 ± 3.8^b
Ash (%)	63.3 ± 0.6^a	56.3 ± 0.6^c	57.0 ± 0.6^b,c	58.5 ± 0.6^b	58.5 ± 0.6^b	58.7 ± 0.6^b

Values are mean ± SE; 𝑛 = 12. Within a row, values that do not share the same superscript letters are significantly (𝑃<.05) different from each other.