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Effect of Combining Impact-Aerobic and Strength Exercise, and Dietary Habits on Body Composition in Breast Cancer Survivors Treated with Aromatase Inhibitors

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  • Marisol Garcia-Unciti

    (Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Campus Universitario, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
    Center for Nutrition Research, University of Navarra, c/Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
    Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), 31008 Pamplona, Spain)

  • Natalia Palacios Samper

    (Centro de Estudios, Investigación y Medicina del Deporte (CEIMD), Gobierno de Navarra, 31005 Pamplona, Spain
    Department of Gerontology and Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, University of Jyväskylä, Seminaarinkatu 15, Jyväskylän Yliopisto, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
    Department of Physiology, Faculty of Health Science, Public University of Navarre, Av. Cataluña, s/n, 31006 Pamplona, Spain)

  • Sofía Méndez-Sandoval

    (Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Campus Universitario, 31008 Pamplona, Spain)

  • Fernando Idoate

    (Servicio de Radiología de la Mutua Navarra, 31012 Pamplona, Spain)

  • Javier Ibáñez-Santos

    (Centro de Estudios, Investigación y Medicina del Deporte (CEIMD), Gobierno de Navarra, 31005 Pamplona, Spain)

Abstract

This study examines both the effect of a twice-weekly combined exercise—1 h session of strength and 1 h session of impact-aerobic—on body composition and dietary habits after one year of treatment with aromatase inhibitors (AI) in breast cancer survivors. Overall, forty-three postmenopausal women with a BMI ≤ 35 kg/m 2 , breast cancer survivors treated with AI, were randomized into two groups: a control group (CG) ( n = 22) and a training group (IG) ( n = 21). Body composition, i.e., abdominal, visceral, and subcutaneous adipose tissue) was measured by magnetic resonance. In addition, some questionnaires were used to gather dietary data and to measure adherence to the Mediterranean diet. After one year, women in the IG showed a significant improvement in body composition, indicated by decreases in subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue, and total fat tissue. Furthermore, the dietary habits were compatible with moderate adherence to the Mediterranean diet pattern and a low dietary intake of Ca, Zn, Folic Ac, and vitamins D, A, and E. A twice-weekly training program combining impact aerobic exercise and resistance exercise may be effective in improving the body composition for postmenopausal women who have breast cancer treated with AI, and the results suggest the need for nutritional counselling for this population.

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  • Marisol Garcia-Unciti & Natalia Palacios Samper & Sofía Méndez-Sandoval & Fernando Idoate & Javier Ibáñez-Santos, 2023. "Effect of Combining Impact-Aerobic and Strength Exercise, and Dietary Habits on Body Composition in Breast Cancer Survivors Treated with Aromatase Inhibitors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-17, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:6:p:4872-:d:1093172
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