In the authors' words
“Furthermore, the DG was also found to have a greater decrease in the percentage of legs' fat mass (P=0.025) and a higher increase in the percentage of legs' lean mass (P=0.012) compared with the two other groups.”
What was measured
- Body fat and weight Reported an improvement
- Muscle mass Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal
- How many
- 101
- How long
- 52 weeks
- Exercise
- General physical activity, Exercise with diet, Exercise with supplements
- Cited
- 23 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 19118956
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