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Exploring Dietary Intakes Of Micronutrients Involved In Bone Remodeling In Relation To Bone Mineral Density And Physical Activity Levels: An Examination Of Pre-Menarcheal Female Gymnasts And Non-Gymnasts., Sarah Kristine Skinner
Exploring Dietary Intakes Of Micronutrients Involved In Bone Remodeling In Relation To Bone Mineral Density And Physical Activity Levels: An Examination Of Pre-Menarcheal Female Gymnasts And Non-Gymnasts., Sarah Kristine Skinner
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between dietary intake of vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin D, fiber, and bone mineral density in a sample of pre-menarcheal female gymnasts and non-gymnasts in the Syracuse-area. The goal was to observe whether higher intakes of these vitamins were associated with higher bone mineral density as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and to potentially examine the impact of activity level on these relationships.
Methods: A cross-sectional design was used to examine a subset of data from a larger on-going longitudinal study on bone growth and physical activity in …