Meta-Bone Fiber Bone Health Study (IMAGE)

Florida International University

Meta-Bone Fiber Bone Health Study

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Sofia Alzuru, left, eats lunch and talks with her father, Ignacio Alzuru, in the kitchen of their Pembroke Pines home, Oct. 6, 2026. Sofia and her sister participated in FIU’s MetA-Bone clinical trial, which examined whether soluble corn fiber supplementation could improve calcium absorption and bone mineral content in children ages 9 to 14.

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