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Dietary Protein, Phosphorus and Potassium Are Beneficial to Bone Mineral Density in Adult Men Consuming Adequate Dietary Calcium

College of Pharmacy and Nutrition and College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CANADA

Address correspondence to: Susan J. Whiting, PhD, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition and College of Kinesiology, 110 Science Place, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK, S7N 5C9, CANADA. Email: susan.whiting{at}usask.ca

	ABSTRACT

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine relationships of calcium (Ca), protein (Pr), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) to measures of bone mineral density in adult men.

Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of 57 men ages 39 to 42 years who were participants in an ongoing study. Dietary assessment was conducted using the Block food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). BMD of total body (TB), hip and lumbar spine (LS) were measured with dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).

Results: Ca, Pr, P and K, as well as lean body mass (LBM), showed significant correlation with BMD at the total body, hip and lumbar spine. Stepwise forward regression selection method identified LBM, height and fat mass as significant predictors of TB-BMD, LBM and height as significant predictors of hip BMD, and LBM as a significant predictor of LS-BMD. As the nutrients tested correlated significantly with each other, only one nutrient was entered into the regression model at a time to accommodate the potential for multicollinearity. In regression analysis, adjusted for site-specific anthropometric variables and energy intake, K, Pr and P intake accounted for significant (p < 0.05) prediction of TB-BMD and LS-BMD values by 7% to 13%. No bone-related nutrient added significantly to the prediction of hip BMD. Ca intake was not significantly associated with BMD at any site in the adjusted models.

Conclusions: Our analysis provides support that a moderate protein (1.2 g/kg) diet, plentiful in potassium (>100 mmol/day) and phosphorus (1741 ± 535 mg) is beneficial for maintaining bone mineral density in adult men when Ca intake was adequate (1200 ± 515 mg).

Key words: bone mineral density, potassium, phosphorus, protein, calcium

	INTRODUCTION

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Failure to gain optimal bone density during adolescence and young adulthood contributes to low bone density, leading to osteoporosis later in life. Similarly, failure to reduce bone loss throughout adulthood also contributes to low bone density. Although efforts to prevent osteoporosis have focussed on young people in their growing years, efforts could be made to promote maintenance of bone mass by reducing bone loss throughout adulthood. Although calcium intake has been a main area of research, it is noteworthy that diets adequate in calcium are often adequate in many other essential nutrients for good bone health, including vitamin D, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, and protein [1]. Determining dietary patterns is important for making food-based recommendations.

Recent studies report a significant positive relationship between high protein intakes and bone density [2,3]; however, others espouse the view that a high protein diet, by increasing urinary calcium excretion, has a negative affect on bone [4,5]. On the other hand, there is growing evidence that low dietary protein negatively affects bone metabolism [6,7]. Studies of potassium intake indicate that fruit and vegetable intake may decrease the adverse effect of dietary acid load on bone [8,9,10]. While high phosphorus intakes may seriously alter calcium metabolism [11], one study reported that protein, phosphorus and calcium intakes were positively correlated with bone mineral density, suggesting a greater intake of each of these, including phosphorus, was beneficial [3]. None of these studies has looked at all three—protein, phosphorus and potassium—at the same time.

While many studies have examined dietary intakes of adult women in relation to bone mineral mass, few have examined men. The etiology of bone loss in adult men is multifactorial and includes heredity, lifestyle such as smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity, hormonal function and different nutritional factors [12]. Since a well-balanced diet may be an important modifiable factor related to bone health [1], it is important to determine the role of nutrition in maintenance of bone mineral density in adult men. Therefore, we examined the effect of dietary factors on bone mineral density in adult men in a cross-sectional study in which dietary information was collected using a food frequency questionnaire. Three outcome variables were evaluated: total body bone mineral density (TB-BMD), total hip bone mineral density (hip BMD), and lumbar spine bone mineral density (LS-BMD).

	METHODS

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Subjects
A cross-sectional analysis of all male subjects from the Saskatchewan Growth and Development Follow-up Study (SGDFS) who completed both the dietary assessment and bone measurements was performed. Subjects recruited for the SGDFS had previously participated in the Saskatchewan Growth and Developmental Study between 1964 and 1973, a longitudinal study of 131 boys [13]. The initial sample was randomly stratified on a socioeconomic basis from elementary schools in Saskatoon. Dietary intakes were not obtained. In 1998, the SGDFS began, with the purpose to examine the relationship between physical activity and fitness in childhood/adolescence and health habits, physical activity level and physical fitness in middle adulthood. Subjects were contacted through media. Upon agreement to participate in the follow-up study (SGDFS), the subjects were sent four questionnaires to self-administer: 1) demographics, 2) milk history [14], 3) food frequency and 4) health, habits and behaviors. Data on current physical fitness level, physical activity level, bone mineral density, health habits, anthropometric measures, dietary intake and demographics were collected. Seventy men (53% of original cohort) completed at least part of the follow-up study.

Dietary Assessment
Usual dietary intake was assessed using the Health, Habits, and History Questionnaire (HHHQ), a semi-quantitative questionnaire also known as the "Block" FFQ [15–17]. Although mailed to subjects, there was opportunity to have questions answered by a trained undergraduate nutrition student at the time of bone scans. FFQs were analyzed using Dietsys Version 3.0, obtained from the National Cancer Institute. All FFQs were coded and double-entered by the same researcher. One subject had a low reported energy intake (below 1000 kcal) that remained low even after repeated measurement; this subject was excluded. Food group servings and amount of alcohol based on medium-sized drinks consumed per day were provided by Dietsys.

Anthropometric Assessment
Body measurements were taken by a trained anthropometrist according to published protocol [18] during the time the bone scan was performed, in a hospital setting. Measurements included height, weight and skinfolds of the triceps, subscapular, biceps, pectoral, supraspinale, iliac crest, abdominal, front thigh and medial calf skinfolds from the right side of the body. Height was measured twice and recorded to the nearest 0.1 mm. Weight was measured twice and recorded to the nearest 0.1 kg. Skinfold measurements were also taken twice with Harpenden calipers and recorded to the nearest 0.1 mm.

Bone Mineral Measurement
Bone measures were obtained using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry using the Hologic QDR 2000 in array mode at the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon. Subjects (n = 57) wore t-shirts and loose fitting shorts, with shoes and metal objects removed. BMD was assessed at the lumbar spine, proximal femur and total body sites. Bone mineral content and bone area were also determined. All scans were analyzed by the same qualified individual. Short term precision values (expressed as coefficient of variation, CV%) were less than 1.1% at both the proximal femur and lumbar spine, and 0.51% for the total body BMD [19].

Other Questionnaires
Current activity levels were assessed using the Seven-Day Physical Activity Recall [21], administered at the time subjects had their bone scans. Each component of the activity questionnaire was multiplied by an appropriate weighting factor based on an estimate of energy expenditure and summed to arrive at an estimate of total kilocalories expended per day from activity for each subject. Information on current and past smoking habits was collected. The number of pack-years smoked (assuming 20 cigarettes per pack) was calculated for all past and current smokers.

Statistical Analysis
All statistical analyses were performed with SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Science) Version 9.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago). A p-value of 0.05 was considered significant. The data were initially explored for outliers and missing values. Descriptive statistics were determined for all variables. The relation between nondietary factors (age, weight, height, fat mass, lean body mass, physical activity levels, alcohol consumption, coffee consumption and pack-years smoked) and bone mass was examined using Pearson correlation coefficients; then, forward stepwise multiple regression was used to determine which factors significantly predicted BMD. Lean body mass, fat mass and height were identified as significant predictors of total body BMD; lean body mass and height were significant predictors of total hip BMD, and lean body mass was identified as a significant predictor of lumbar spine BMD. Thus, these factors were considered confounders and were controlled in all subsequent nutritional analyses of BMD. Because most nutrients correlate with energy intake, adjusting for energy was necessary to assess the independent effect contributed by the nutrient of interest [9,10]. Furthermore, controlling for energy intake may account for differences that may have been due to body size or activity levels, as well as correct for some of the measurement error inherent in the FFQ [21]. Energy was controlled by including it as a confounding variable within each regression model. All distributions were checked for normalcy.

To better understand the potential of collinearity among energy, calcium, potassium, protein and phosphorus intakes, simple and partial (adjusted for identified non-dietary confounders) correlations among these variables were performed. Because these analyses showed evidence of high collinearity (r > 0.8) among most variables, it was not possible to assess the independent effects of calcium, potassium, protein and phosphorus on BMD in the same model. Intake for each nutrient (calcium, potassium, protein or phosphorus) and energy was entered into each BMD regression model of non-dietary predictors/confounders by the forward stepwise regression procedure using a staged approach with only one nutrient entered at a time [9,10]. Partial F tests [22] were calculated to determine if the addition of the nutrient to the model significantly contributed to the prediction of BMD over and above that achieved by the non-dietary predictors already in the model. This method allowed the strongest independently predictive factors of BMD to be identified.

	RESULTS

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Mean values (± SD) for subject characteristics including lifestyle factors, BMD, and anthropometric measurements are described in Table 1. Forty-nine per cent of subjects were within a BMI range of 20–26, 18% were marginally above, 28% were overweight and the remaining 5% were underweight. The average hip BMD of the subjects, ages 39 to 42 years, was similar to that of young adult non-Hispanic men, ages 20 to 29 years, measured in NHANES III [23]. One subject had a hip BMD of 2.5 standard deviations below the mean hip BMD of the young adult standard reference group. The majority of the subjects, 82.5%, had normal hip BMD values. Physical activity, alcohol consumption, coffee consumption and smoking were considered possible confounders in diet-bone relationships; however, no significant correlations were found between these lifestyle factors and bone density measurements (data not shown).

	DISCUSSION

 
The primary focus of this study was to examine the effect of calcium and bone-related nutrients (potassium, protein and phosphorus) on bone mineral density in male subjects ages 39 to 42 years. The average daily intake of calcium, as well as potassium, protein and phosphorus, exceeded recommended intakes in our subjects. A diet high in calcium intake appears to be a marker of a diet which is high in most or all other essential nutrients [28]. Indeed, this group of middle-aged men could be described as an above average group of individuals in terms of eating a well-balance diet, at an ideal body weight for height, and having good bone density.

Many factors, such as age, weight, height, BMI, physical activity, are reported to play a role in the degree of bone density obtained in men [29]. Age was not a confounder because our group had a narrow age range, 39 to 42 years. Our stepwise procedure identified lean body mass, fat mass and height as significant predictors of TB BMD. Lean body mass and height were significant predictors of hip BMD, and lean body mass was a significant predictor of spine BMD. Nutrient intakes were adjusted for total energy intake. No significant relationships between the nutrients of interest (calcium, phosphorus, protein, potassium) and BMD were found at the three sites when all four were added simultaneously; therefore; each nutrient was entered individually into the models, as others have done in situations of collinearity [9,10,31].

The evidence of a positive relationship between dietary calcium and bone density is well accepted from clinical randomized control trials [25] and increasingly from observational studies [32]. Our study did not find an association between calcium and bone mineral density at any of the three sites, once anthropometric factors were controlled for, a finding consistent with calcium’s being a threshold nutrient [33]. Our subjects’ mean intake of calcium exceeded the Adequate Intake level of 1000 mg [25]. As discussed below, the fact that calcium intake was adequate may have impacted on the findings for the other nutrients examined [34].

Dietary potassium was determined a significant predictor of TB BMD when LBM, FM, height and energy intake were controlled and a significant predictor of spine BMD when LBM and energy intake were controlled. Others have reported that greater potassium intakes, from fruit and vegetables, were associated with increased BMD at hip sites in elderly men and women [9] and with spine BMD in premenopausal women [8]. The beneficial effects of dietary potassium on bone health is well established in the literature [35–38]. Experimentally, supplemental KHCO₃ has been shown to be hypocalciuric in subjects consuming moderate protein diets [37], to reduce high-protein induced hypercalciuria [38] and reduce the rate of bone resorption [36] by improving calcium balance. Epidemiological research has also been successful in showing a positive relation between dietary potassium and BMD [8–10]. In the final linear regression models for TB BMD and spine BMD, potassium was able to explain 9% of the variation in TB BMD and 12% of the variation in spine in our male subjects. These subjects had a diet with good variety, which was relatively high in fruits and vegetables. With an increase in fruit and vegetables in the diet, there is also an increase in a variety of other nutrients, such as magnesium, vitamin C and vitamin K, that may also have an effect on bone health [39]. Magnesium was not directly investigated in this study; however, it was positively correlated with TB BMD and spine BMD in a crude analysis (data not shown). As both potassium and magnesium have been reported to be positively related to BMD in studies that indicated that increased fruit and vegetable intake was positively related to BMD [8–10], our findings on potassium may also apply to magnesium.

Protein was a significant predictor of both TB BMD (p < 0.01) and spine BMD (p < 0.01), but not hip BMD, when appropriate anthropometric variables and energy intake were controlled. The average protein intake in this group of men was 96 g/day or 1.17 g/kg body weight, a level considered "moderate" [40–42]. Until recently the focus has been on the negative effects of excess protein in the diet, yet low dietary intakes of protein (below the 1989 RDA of 0.8 g/kg body weight) negatively affect bone [41,43]. Kerstetter and colleagues [42] suggested that calcium metabolism is normal when subjects consumed a well-balanced diet containing moderate amounts of protein (1.0 g/kg body weight/day). Animal protein and vegetable protein may have differential effects on calcium balance [5]; however, not all studies are in agreement [6,34]. Recently, a study examining the effect of dietary protein on BMD in elderly men and women was able to show low calcium absorption with high protein intakes when calcium intakes were low and higher BMD with high protein when calcium intakes were high [34]. Together, this study and our data suggest that protein exerts a positive effect on BMD when calcium intake is adequate.

Phosphorus intake, similar to potassium and to protein, was also a significant predictor of both TB BMD and spine BMD, but not hip BMD. Another study found a similar relation between phosphorus and BMD, using the same FFQ to gather dietary intake data [3]. There has been concern about high phosphorus intakes as current intakes in the U.S. are very high while at the same time calcium intakes are very low [11]. Furthermore, an individual’s actual phosphorus intake may be higher than estimated due to inaccurate nutrient composition tables for phosphorus values of processed foods [44]. To compound the issue, an FFQ does not differentiation between the use of processed foods (high in phosphates) or unprocessed foods. For example, there is only one descriptor for soft drinks, which can be phosphate-containing cola or not (and the phosphorus analysis of this food was 0 mg). Therefore, the usefulness of an FFQ for determining phosphorus in diet-disease relationships is limited. Protein and phosphorus intakes were highly correlated, even when adjusted for energy intake (r = 0.761, p < 0.001). Generally, foods high in protein are also high in phosphorus, so that dietary phosphorus intakes measured by the FFQ are most likely reflecting protein intake and are not likely to be a true reflection of phosphorus in the diet.

Our study suggests that for adult men, a dietary pattern of adequate calcium intake, moderate protein, and generous potassium contributes to higher BMDs than a pattern where calcium is adequate but protein and potassium are low. Because of the collinearity in intake among these nutrients it is difficult to separate individual effects. Nevertheless, the former dietary pattern appears to be beneficial to BMD maintenance in men and can be achieved by incorporating fruit, vegetables and dairy products into the diet.

	ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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This work was supported by a grant from the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute (#961R001) to RLM and RAF. Preliminary dietary interviews and dietary assessments were conducted by Carolyn Medernach and Michelle Mackenzie.

	FOOTNOTES

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Presented in abstract form at the American Society form Bone and Mineral Research annual meeting, Toronto, September 23, 2000.

Abbreviations: BMD = bone mineral density, LS = lumbar spine, TB = total body, DXA = dual X-ray absorptiometry, LBM = lean body mass, FM = fat mass, SD = standard deviation, HHHQ = Health, Habits and History Questionnaire, FFQ = food frequency questionnaire, SGDFS = Saskatchewan Growth and Development Followup Study, CV = coefficient of variation.

Received September 24, 2001. Accepted May 24, 2002.

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