Effect of Diet and Exercise on Bone Area Ratio of Calcaneal Bone in 18·19 Years Old Female Students

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This study aims to clarify the risk factor of low bone mass among healthy female students in a rural Japanese community.The 124 Japanese female students that participated in this study ranged in age from 18 to 19 years.Calcaneus bone, measured using Benus II an ultrasound bone densitometer using, and the bone area ratio (BAR, %) were used as an index of the bone mass.The information on exercise and lifestyles including the habit or volition of food (milk, yogurt or calcium rich foods) consumption was collected by a questionnaire. The women who regularly ingested milk or yogurt and had volition for calcium rich foods had a significantly higher BAR than those who had not (p<0.05).The women who had regularly exercised in their junior high school and high school years were observed to have a significantly higher BAR than those who had not (p<0.05).As a result, factors such as milk or yogurt intakes, volition of calcium intakes and regular exercise in their adolescence were significantly related the calcaneus bone area ratio of the healthy young women. Key Words: Bone area rati
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