High protein consumption in trained women: bad to the bone?

Table 3 Bone

	Control Pre	Control Post	High-Protein Pre	High-Protein Post
Bone Mineral Content (kg)	2.47±0.35	2.47±0.34	2.55±0.38	2.53±0.40
Bone Mineral Density (g/cm²)	1.22±0.08	1.22±0.09	1.25±0.11	1.24±0.10
Total Body T-Score	1.4±1.0	1.3±1.1	1.7±1.3	1.7±1.3
Lumbar Bone Mineral Content (grams)	65.8±16.1	64.5±10.3	69.6±8.9	71.6±9.8
Lumbar Bone Mineral Density (g/cm²)	1.08±0.16	1.05±0.13	1.07±0.11	1.08±0.12
Lumbar T-Score	0.3±1.5	0.0±1.1	0.2±1.0	0.3±1.1

Data are expressed as the mean±SD. n = 12 for both control and high-protein groups. There were no significant differences within or between groups. Legend: cm centimeter, g grams, kg kilograms. The T-score is the number of standard deviations that one’s bone mineral density is above or below the average. Scale for T-score: −1 and above is normal. Between −1 and −2.5 is osteopenia. -2.5 or below is osteoporosis

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