(MDPI, 2023) García-Unciti, Marisol; Palacios Samper, Natalia; Méndez-Sandoval, Sofía; Idoate, Fernando; Ibáñez Santos, Javier; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak
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/m2
, 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.
