Effects of the menstrual cycle on body composition
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| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Auswirkungen des Menstruationszyklus auf die Koerperzusammensetzung |
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| Autor: | Ellard, C.O.; Thompson, W.R.; Burks, S. |
| Erschienen in: | Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports |
| Veröffentlicht: | 1 (1991), 3, S. 147-150, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (online) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 0905-7188, 1600-0838 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1991.tb00287.x |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU199402053917 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
Fluctuations in regulatory hormones, body temperature and other physiological mechanisms during the menstrual cycle cause individual symptoms, including a perceived weight gain. This study determined the effects of a normal menstrual cycle on body weight, percentage body fat ( fat by hydrostatic weighing), respiratory measures of vital capacity and residual volume by spirometry, and the sum of 7 skinfolds (triceps, subscapula, axilla, chest, suprailium, abdomen and thigh). Twenty regularly menstruating (23- to 35-d cycles) subjects (aged 20-30 years) volunteered for this study. Measures were duplicated on days 1, 7, 14, 21 and 28 after the onset of menstrual flow. Repeated-measures analysis of variance indicated no significant differences for any measured parameter between the 5 assigned days. Therefore, body composition in this age group was not affected by normal menstruation. Verf.-Referat