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In this narrative literature review, we sought to review the role of nutrient and dietary patterns in the pathogenesis of PO. Therefore, we searched and reported all research articles from 2001 to May 2020 in Web of Science, Cinahl and Scopus that have researched a relationship between nutrient and\/or dietary patterns and postmenopausal osteoporosis. Nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and vitamin D have been proven to be beneficial for bone health. Meanwhile, for the dietary patterns, foods such as dairy products especially milk, fibre and protein-rich foods, e.g., meat were directly linked to a positive association with bone mineral density (BMD). Likewise, fruits, vegetables and probiotic and prebiotic foods were reported for its positive relationship with BMD. Therefore, aside from physical activity, nutrition and diet in adequate proportions are suggested to be an important tool for ameliorating osteoporosis and bone health issues in older age.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/life10100220","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,25]],"date-time":"2020-09-25T08:57:32Z","timestamp":1601024252000},"page":"220","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":33,"title":["Nutrient and Dietary Patterns in Relation to the Pathogenesis of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis\u2014A Literature Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2274-4206","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bolaji Lilian","family":"Ilesanmi-Oyelere","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Sciences, College of Health, Massey University, Tennent Drive, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand"},{"name":"Riddet Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8646-9672","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marlena C.","family":"Kruger","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Sciences, College of Health, Massey University, Tennent Drive, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand"},{"name":"Riddet Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Brown, P., McNeill, R., Radwan, E., and Willingale, J. 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