Low bone mass in premenopausal chronic dieting obese women

• Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 58; no. 6; pp. 966 - 971
• Main Authors: Bacon, L, Stern, J.S, Keim, N.L, Van Loan, M.D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basingstoke Nature Publishing 01.06.2004; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical materials; Body Composition; Body weight; Body weight loss; Bone and Bones - metabolism; Bone Density; Bone mass; bone mineral content; Bone mineral density; Bone turnover; Bones; C-reactive protein; Calcium; Calcium metabolism; Calcium, Dietary - administration & dosage; chronic dieting; Cognitive ability; Constraints; Cortisol; Diet; Diet, Reducing - adverse effects; Dietary intake; dieting; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Eating; Eating - physiology; Eating behavior; Energy expenditure; Estrogens; Exercise - physiology; Female; Femur; Femur - metabolism; Femur - pathology; Food intake; Humans; Inflammation; Lumbar Vertebrae - metabolism; Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology; Medical sciences; Metabolic diseases; Middle Aged; Obesity; Obesity - diet therapy; Obesity - physiopathology; Obesity - therapy; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis; Osteoporosis - epidemiology; Osteoporosis - etiology; Osteoporosis - prevention & control; Osteoporosis. Osteomalacia. Paget disease; Parathyroid; Parathyroid hormone; Physical activity; premenopausal women; Premenopause; risk factors; Spine; Spine (lumbar); Weight loss; Women; USA, California, Davis; Human; Obesity; Body weight; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Nutrition disorder; Estrogen; restrained eating; Glucocorticoid; Ovarian hormone; Feeding; Osteoarticular system; Osteoporosis; Chronic; Bone mass; Diet; Adrenal hormone; Risk factor; Female; Bone mineral density; Bone; Sex steroid hormone; Public health; Nutritional status; Osteopenia

Background: Obese premenopausal women are thought to be at low risk for osteoporosis due to increased body weight and effects of estrogen on weight-bearing bone. Objective: To examine the effect of restrained eating on obese women, we examined bone mineral density (BMD) and content (BMC) of the spin...