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Body Mass Index
Serum parathyroid hormone is associated with regulation of body fat
February 9th, 2006
Serum parathyroid hormone is associated with the regulation of body fat in young women. Researchers in the United States conducted a study "to investigate the relationship of parathyroid hormone (PTH) with dietary calcium and changes in body composition." This was a "cross-sectional and 1-year longitudinal trial" with a study population consisting of "normal-weight young women (age: 18-31), 155 subjects analyzed at baseline, and data for 41 subjects analyzed prospectively between baseline and 12 months." Measurements were "levels of fasting serum calcium and PTH, intakes of calcium (3-day diet records), and total body weight and body composition (dual energy X-ray...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-09)
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