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ba0001pp34 | Bone biomechanics and quality | ECTS2013

Obesity induced by a sucrose-rich diet promotes deficits in bone mineralization and microarchitecture

Biffe Bruna , Nunes Maria Tereza , Carvalho Antonio Augusto , Colli Vilma , Dornelles Rita , Nakamune Ana Claudia , Florindo Pedro , Louzada Mario Jefferson

In order to examine metabolic and biophysical parameters arising from obesity, male rats were given to drinking 30% sucrose (p/v) for 8 weeks. During the experimental period, animals in the control group (C) consumed higher amounts of food and water, but the body mass was smaller than the group receiving sucrose (S). In this group, the caloric load given to the animals for eight weeks resulted in increased energy consumption, in glycemia and in plasma leptin and abdominal fat....