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Does lower-body BMD develop at the expense of upper-body BMD in female runners?

Authors :
Nevill, Alan M.
Burrows, Melonie
Holder, Roger L.
Bird, Steve
Simpson, David
Source :
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Oct, 2003, Vol. 35 Issue 10, 1733-1739
Publication Year :
2003

Abstract

Results demonstrate that the bone mass of women endurance runners at lower-body sites is stimulated by a combination of running exercise and calcium consumption at the expense of upper-body sites' bone mass.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01959131
Volume :
35
Issue :
10
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
edsgcl.109229105