Endocrine parameters in association with bone mineral accrual in young female vocational ballet dancers

• Author(s): Amorim, Tânia ; Metsios, George S. ; Flouris, Andreas D. ; Nevill, Alan ; Gomes, Thayse N. ; Wyon, Matthew ; Marques, Franklim ; Nogueira, Luisa ; Adubeiro, Nuno ; Jamurtas, Athanasios Z. ; Maia, José ; Koutedakis, Yiannis
• Date: 2019
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/17440
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
• Subject(s): Bone health; Children; Endocrinology; Performance; Training; BMC
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): REPOSITÓRIO P.PORTO

Description

Less is known on bone mass gains in dancers involved in vocational dance training. The present study found that, as young vocational dancers progress on their professional training, their bone health remains consistently lower compared to non- exercising controls. Endocrine mechanisms do not seem to explain these findings.