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Article: Ingestion of Difructose Anhydride III and Voluntary Running Exercise Independently Increase Femoral and Tibial Bone Mineral Density and Bone Strength with Increasing Calcium Absorption in Rats
- Article from:
- The Journal of Nutrition
- Article date:
- December 1, 2003
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CopyrightCopyright American Institute of Nutrition Dec 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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ABSTRACT Difructose anhydride III (DFAIII), a nondigestible disaccharide, promotes intestinal calcium absorption. Exercise-induced mechanical stimuli are essential for bone growth. In the present study, we examined the effects of consuming DFAIII and voluntary running exercise on calcium absorption and bone characteristics using male Sprague-Dawley rats (4 wk old). The study was designed in a 2 Ã 2 factorial arrangement with two conditions (sedentary or exercised) and two diets [AIN-93G diet with or without DFAIII (30 g/kg diet)]. Both consuming DFAIII and running exercise increased net calcium absorption, and the effects of DFAIII and exercise were additive. Both consuming DFAIII and ...