Effects of a Nutritional Intervention on the Body Composition and Metabolic Hormones of Oligomenorrheic Exercising Women with and without Biochemical Hyperandrogenemia

Reese Petrosky

This research aims to better understand the impact of baseline androgen status on the body composition and leptin levels of women exposed to a 12-month refeeding intervention. Participants were sorted based on their baseline free androgen index (FAI) and their leptin levels, anthropometric measurements, and DXA scans were analyzed at four time points – baseline, week 21, week 33, and post-intervention. The results demonstrate insignificant changes to body composition and leptin levels based on baseline FAI.

Major: 
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Exhibition Category: 
Health and Life Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Mary Jane De Souza
Poster Number: 
142