GYMNASTICS AND THE FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD: REALITY OR MYTH?
In sports that require low body weight, it is questioned whether the high frequency and intensity of training can compromise growth and maturation. Aim was to evaluate the influence of gymnastics on nutritional status, body composition, pubertal development, bone mass, prediction of height and the...
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In sports that require low body weight, it is questioned whether the high frequency and intensity of training can compromise growth and maturation. Aim was to evaluate the influence of gymnastics on nutritional status, body composition, pubertal development, bone mass, prediction of height and the occurrence of the Female Athlete Triad (FAT) in adolescents. Convenience sample consisted of 27 female gymnasts and 15 controls. The evaluation included anthropometric parameters, body composition (bioelectrical impedance; Tanita TBF 300®), pubertal stage, bone age, bone mineral density (DXA L1-L4; Lunar Expert XL®) and blood pressure. Body mass index and genetic height prediction were calculated. Gymnasts practice a median of 18 hours per week of exercise, six times more than the control group. There were no significant differences between groups in genetic height, menarche, pubertal stage, nutritional status and bone mass. However, gymnasts have a lower value of total body fat. Sedentary adolescents show a higher prevalence of overweight, hypertension, osteopenia and final height prediction. In this particular group of athletes, competitive gymnastics influences body composition but does not appear to compromise nutritional status, normal progression of puberty, bone mass and genetically defined final height. These results question the concept of FAT, but more studies are needed.
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| spelling | doaj-art-bd7ceb8a545a43dbb9e6d658818d84482025-08-20T02:26:06ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Science of Gymnastics Journal1855-71712012-10-014310.52165/sgj.4.3.5-13GYMNASTICS AND THE FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD: REALITY OR MYTH?Susana Corujeira0Rita Santos Silva1Tiago Vieira2Cláudia Dias3Eunice Lebre4Carla Rêgo5Pediatrics Department, Centro Hospitalar de São João, PortoPediatrics Department, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto; Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do PortoNuclear Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar de São João, PortoCINTESIS. Faculty of Medicine of Porto UniversityFaculty of Sports of Porto UniversityCINTESIS. Faculty of Medicine of Porto University In sports that require low body weight, it is questioned whether the high frequency and intensity of training can compromise growth and maturation. Aim was to evaluate the influence of gymnastics on nutritional status, body composition, pubertal development, bone mass, prediction of height and the occurrence of the Female Athlete Triad (FAT) in adolescents. Convenience sample consisted of 27 female gymnasts and 15 controls. The evaluation included anthropometric parameters, body composition (bioelectrical impedance; Tanita TBF 300®), pubertal stage, bone age, bone mineral density (DXA L1-L4; Lunar Expert XL®) and blood pressure. Body mass index and genetic height prediction were calculated. Gymnasts practice a median of 18 hours per week of exercise, six times more than the control group. There were no significant differences between groups in genetic height, menarche, pubertal stage, nutritional status and bone mass. However, gymnasts have a lower value of total body fat. Sedentary adolescents show a higher prevalence of overweight, hypertension, osteopenia and final height prediction. In this particular group of athletes, competitive gymnastics influences body composition but does not appear to compromise nutritional status, normal progression of puberty, bone mass and genetically defined final height. These results question the concept of FAT, but more studies are needed. https://journals.uni-lj.si/sgj/article/view/22405gymnasticsathletic performancebone mineralizationbody compositionexercise |
| spellingShingle | Susana Corujeira Rita Santos Silva Tiago Vieira Cláudia Dias Eunice Lebre Carla Rêgo GYMNASTICS AND THE FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD: REALITY OR MYTH? Science of Gymnastics Journal gymnastics athletic performance bone mineralization body composition exercise |
| title | GYMNASTICS AND THE FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD: REALITY OR MYTH? |
| title_full | GYMNASTICS AND THE FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD: REALITY OR MYTH? |
| title_fullStr | GYMNASTICS AND THE FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD: REALITY OR MYTH? |
| title_full_unstemmed | GYMNASTICS AND THE FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD: REALITY OR MYTH? |
| title_short | GYMNASTICS AND THE FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD: REALITY OR MYTH? |
| title_sort | gymnastics and the female athlete triad reality or myth |
| topic | gymnastics athletic performance bone mineralization body composition exercise |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/sgj/article/view/22405 |
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