Total and regional bone mineral and tissue composition in female adolescent athletes: comparison between volleyball players and swimmers.

João Valente-Dos-SantosÓscar M TavaresJoão P DuartePaulo M Sousa-E-SilvaLuís M RamaJosé M CasanovaCarlos A Fontes-RibeiroElisa A MarquesDaniel CourteixEnio R V RonqueEdilson S CyrinoJorge CondeManuel J Coelho-E-Silva

Published in: BMC pediatrics (2018)

Youth female athletes who participate in high-intensity weight-loading activities such as volleyball exhibit moderately higher levels of BMD at the lower limbs compared to non-loading sports such as swimming.

Keyphrases

high intensity
high school
young adults
mental health
resistance training
physical activity
body mass index
bone mineral density
weight loss
bone loss
body composition
postmenopausal women
childhood cancer