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Increasing the frequency of consumption of fruits and vegetables from less than 1 serving of fruits and vegetables per day to 3-5 servings may slash hip fracture risk significantly in older adults.
Eating foods rich in carotenoids regularly may brighten a man's chances of avoiding hip fracture.
Fracture is more likely to occur in antidepressant users than in non-users of these drugs.
Adequate intake of vitamin C-containing foods may help guard against the occurrence of hip fractures in men and women.
Hip and non-vertebral osteoporotic fractures are less likely to occur in individuals who are habitual consumers of foods loaded with carotenoids, especially lycopene.
