The purpose of this study is to investigate the dietary intake and bone mineral density(BMDs) in college women(n=10), female swimmers(n=10), and female weight lifters(n=10). BMDs of lumbar spine(L2-L4), femoral neck, ward's triangle, and trochanter we...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the dietary intake and bone mineral density(BMDs) in college women(n=10), female swimmers(n=10), and female weight lifters(n=10). BMDs of lumbar spine(L2-L4), femoral neck, ward's triangle, and trochanter were measured with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. The results are summarized as follows. In swimmers and weight lifters, mean daily intakes of energy, protein, fat were higher than college women and the intake of carbohydrate was significantly high in weight lifters. Also in swimmers and weight lifters, mean daily intakes of animal food, phosphorus, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, vitamin C, and cholesterol were found higher than college women but there was difference among the types of exercise. According to correlation analysis between nutrient intake and BMDs, intakes of energy, protein, carbohydrate, and vitamin B1 were positively associated with BMDs of lumbar spines. According to stepwise multiple regression analysis, BMDs of lumbar spines were affected by intakes of protein, Fe, phosphorus, and vitamin B2, also BMDs of femur were affected by each of vegetable protein, dietary fiber, and Fe. From the above explanation, the nutrient intakes can be independent factor besides exercise. In conclusion, the weight lifting, resistant exercise, resulted in increase of both BMDs of lumbar spines and femur specially in growing and adult period. Whereas swimming lead to increase of BMDs of lumbar spine and decrease of BMDs of femur.