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Leptin and Insulin Response To Varying Energy Availability in Women
The purpose of this project is to characterize the functional relationship between energy availability and leptin and insulin metabolism in trained women to gain insight into the extent of the dietary and physical activity reform that might be necessary for maintaining a healthy metabolic status. We hypothesized that trained women would have a lower threshold of energy availability compared to sedentary women described in the literature (Loucks & Thuma, 2003).