Severe energy restriction improves weight loss in postmenopausal women; potential risk to hip BMD
10 Dec 2019
byRoshini Claire Anthony
In postmenopausal women, severe energy restriction led to greater weight, fat, and whole-body lean mass loss than that achieved with moderate energy restriction, according to results of the TEMPO* Diet trial conducted in Sydney, Australia. However, there was a tendency toward greater loss in total hip bone mineral density (BMD) with severe energy restriction.