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Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research article

Dieting is associated with reduced bone mineral accrual in a longitudinal cohort of girls

Authors: Emily E. Hohman, Katherine N. Balantekin, Leann L. Birch, Jennifer S. Savage

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

Peak bone mass accrual occurs during adolescence, a time when dieting and related eating behaviors are common. Impaired bone mineral accrual is a known consequence of eating disorders in adolescents, but the effects of subclinical dieting behaviors on bone mineral content (BMC) have not been described in this age group. The goal of this analysis was to determine whether dieting behavior in preadolescence and adolescence is associated with bone mineral accrual in adolescent girls.

Methods

Non-Hispanic white girls (n = 139) were followed in a longitudinal cohort study. BMC was assessed at ages 9 and 15y. Dieting to lose weight was reported every 2 years, and dietary restraint and disinhibition, eating attitudes, weight concerns, and body esteem were assessed at age 11y. Girls were classified as “early dieters” if they first dieted by age 11y (31.7%), “adolescent dieters” if they first dieted after 11y (46.8%), or non-dieters if they did not report dieting by 15 y (21.6%). The effect of dieting related variables on BMC at 15y and change in BMC from 9 to 15y was assessed using linear regression, controlling for height, weight, BMI, physical activity, and pubertal status.

Results

Girls who first reported dieting to lose weight by age 11y had a 4.2% lower bone mineral accrual across adolescence (p = 0.02) and 3.1% lower BMC at age 15y (p = 0.005) than girls who first reported dieting after 11y or not at all. Number of weight control behaviors used, dietary restraint, and weight concerns were also negatively associated with BMC (p < 0.05).

Conclusions

Dieting behavior in preadolescence is associated with reduced bone mineral accrual. Strategies to promote optimal bone development should include prevention of dieting.

Trial registration

Clinicaltrials.gov NCT03342430, November 17, 2017. Retrospectively registered.
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Metadata
Title
Dieting is associated with reduced bone mineral accrual in a longitudinal cohort of girls
Authors
Emily E. Hohman
Katherine N. Balantekin
Leann L. Birch
Jennifer S. Savage
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-6206-y

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