Body Mass Index, Lean Mass, and Body Fat Percentage as Mediators of the Relationship between Milk Consumption and Bone Health in Young Adults.

ABSTRACT: Identifying environmental factors that influence bone health is crucial for developing effective intervention strategies that maximize peak bone mass. The aim of this study was to estimate the relationship between milk consumption and bone mineral density (BMD) in young adults, and to examine whether this relationship is mediated by body mass index (BMI) and total lean and fat mass. A cross-sectional study involving college students (n = 239) from a Spanish public university was performed. Data on milk consumption and anthropometric and body composition variables were collected. The Pearson correlation coefficients among total body BMD, body composition variables, and milk consumption ranged from -0.111 to -1.171, most of them statistically significant (p < 0.05). The ANCOVA (analysis of c

SUBMITTER: Torres-Costoso A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6835529 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature