| Effect of Exercise Training on Loss of Bone Mineral Density during Lactation. | |
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PMID: 19727023 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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PURPOSE: : During lactation, women transfer approximately 200 mg of calcium per day to breast milk. For 6 months, this is equivalent to 3%-9% of bone mineral density (BMD) loss at trabecular-rich sites. Bone mass usually returns to prepregnancy levels with cessation of lactation but not in all women. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether exercise slows bone loss from 4 to 20 wk postpartum (PP). METHODS: : At 4 wk PP, women were randomized to either an exercise group [EG, n = 10, weight bearing aerobic exercise (3 d·wk, 45 min·d) and 3 d·wk of resistance exercise] or a control group (CG, n = 10, no exercise) for 16 wk. Body composition and BMD were measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry at the lumbar spine (LS), hip, and total body. Maximal strength and predicted maximal oxygen consumption (V˙O2max) were determined by 1-repetition maximum and submaximal treadmill test, respectively. Repeated-measures ANOVA was used to test for time and time by group differences. RESULTS: : EG lost significantly less LS BMD than CG (-4.8 ± 0.6% vs -7.0 ± 0.3%, P < 0.01). There were no significant differences in total body and hip BMD. Both groups lost fat mass (EG = -2.9 ± 0.7 kg, CG = -1.8 ± 0.4 kg); however, EG lost less lean body mass (-0.7 ± 0.3 vs -1.6 ± 0.3 kg, P = 0.05). Maximal strength increased by 34% to 221% for all exercises in EG, whereas CG changed -5.7% to 12%. Predicted V˙O2max increased in both groups (EG = 11.4 ± 2.0, CG = 6.9 ± 1.7%). CONCLUSIONS: : These results suggest that resistance and aerobic exercise may slow bone loss during lactation. |
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Cheryl A Lovelady; Melanie J Bopp; Heather L Colleran; Heather K Mackie; Laurie Wideman |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Medicine and science in sports and exercise Volume: 41 ISSN: 1530-0315 ISO Abbreviation: Med Sci Sports Exerc Publication Date: 2009 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-05-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8005433 Medline TA: Med Sci Sports Exerc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1902-7 Citation Subset: IM; S |
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1Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC; and 2Department of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC. |
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