Does bone loss begin after weight loss ends? Results 2 years after weight loss or regain in postmenopausal women.

Objective: Short-term weight loss is accompanied by bone loss in postmenopausal women. The longer-term impact of weight loss on bone in reduced overweight/obese women compared with women who regained their weight was examined in this study using a case-control design.

Methods: Postmenopausal women (N = 42; mean [SD] body mass index, 28.

Premenopausal overweight women do not lose bone during moderate weight loss with adequate or higher calcium intake.

Background: Weight loss is associated with bone loss, but this has not been examined in overweight premenopausal women.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess whether overweight premenopausal women lose bone with moderate weight loss at recommended or higher than recommended calcium intakes.

Design: Overweight premenopausal women [n = 44; x (+/-SD) age: 38 +/- 6.