| Summary: | To date, the effectiveness of combined aerobic dance exercise and honey
supplementation on bone metabolism markers in women is unclear. OBJECTIVE: The objective
of this present study was to investigate the effects of combined aerobic dance exercise and
honey supplementation on blood bone turnover markers and parathyroid hormone in adult
women. METHODS: Forty four subjects, healthy sedentary women (25-40 year-old) were age
and weight matched, and subsequently being assigned into four groups with n=11 per group:
Control group (C), honey supplementation group (H), aerobic dance exercise group (Ex) and
combined aerobic dance exercise with honey supplementation group (HEx). Aerobic dance
exercise was carried out for one hour per session, three times per week for eight weeks. Honey
drink was consumed by Hand HEx groups, in a dosage of 20g of Malaysian Gelarn honey diluted
in 300ml of plain water, for 7 days per week for a total of 8 weeks duration. In HEx group, the
subjects were required to consume honey drink 30 minutes before performing exercise on the
exercise days. Before and after 8 weeks of experimental period, blood samples were taken in
order to determine the concentrations of serum total calcium, osteocalcin (bone formation
marker), serum C-terminal telopeptide of type 1 collagen (1CTP) (bone resorption marker), and
parathyroid hormone {PTH). RESULTS: At the end of 8 weeks of experimental period, there was
significant increase in serum total calcium in H group. The percentage of increment in 1CTP, a
bone resorption marker, and PTH concentrations in HEx group were the lowest compared to the
other experimental groups. CONCLUSION: The results of present study suggest that
combination of aerobic dance exercise and honey supplementation may elicit effects on reducing
the increment in bone resorption, compared to aerobic dance exercise or honey supplementation
alone in sedentary adult women.
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