Table 6.

Lumbar vertebrae mineral concentrations: P values for 2-way ANOVA

Metal	Diet Effect	Weight Cycling Effect	Diet/Weight Cycling Interaction
Ca	p < 0.05	NS	NS
Cu	NS	NS	NS
Fe	NS	NS	p < 0.05
Mg	p < 0.05	NS	NS
Mn	NS	NS	NS
Zn	NS	NS	NS

NS = p ≥ 0.05

Diet Effect = normal diets versus resistant starch diets

Weight Cycling Effect = 0, 1, or 2 rounds of weight cycling