Influences of select dietary components on bone volumetric density, bone geometry and indices of bone strength in young girls

摘要: 10 CHAPTER 1 12 INTRODUCTION SPECIFIC AIMS 16 BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE 18 Osteoporosis is a significant public health concern Osteoporosis: A for pediatrics? 19 Determinants of bone strength 20 Measuring in youth 21 Aim 1: Identify diet plausibility standards self-report dietary data from young girls 22 2: Relationship between micronutrient intake and parameters 24 3: Relations fatty acids 28 4: total, animal dairy protein measured by DXA (total body) pQCT (femur tibia) 30 PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE 33 EXPLANATION OF THE DISSERTATION FORMAT 34 2 35 METHODS Study design participants Anthropometry 37 Physical maturation 38 Dietary assessment 39 activity 43 Bone body composition 45 Summary statistical analyses 47 3 50 MAIN FINDINGS Specific aim 55 4 61