Osteoporosis
Postmenopausal bone loss related to weight loss may be offset by improving muscle strength
Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 5th, 2006
Scientists in Finland noted, "Weight loss significantly increases postmenopausal bone loss, but the effects of muscle strength change on weight-loss-associated bone loss remain unclear."
"The study population, 587 peri- and postmenopausal women, was a random sample of the original Osteoporosis Risk Factor and Prevention Study (OSTPRE) study cohort (n=14,220) in Kuopio, Finland," stated J. Sirola and colleagues, University of Kuopio. "Bone mineral density (BMD) at the lumbar spine (LS) and femoral neck (FN) was measured with dual x-ray absorptiometry, and grip...
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