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Calcium Intake and Body Composition in African-American Children and Adolescents at Risk for Overweight and Obesity

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: This study examined the role of calcium intake on body composition in 186 African-American adolescents at risk for overweight and obesity. The average weight of 89.8 kg ± 23.6 (SD) had a mean BMI z score of 2.2. Females with a calcium intake of <314 mg/day had higher percent fat mass compared to those with the highest calcium intakes that were ≥634 mg/day. Compared to those with a low calcium intake (<365 mg/day), those with the highest calcium intake of >701 mg/day had higher intake of thiamin, folate, cobalamin, vitamin D, phosphorus, iron, zinc.

Source: Nutrients

DOI: 10.3390/nu2090950

Authors: Frances A. Tylavsky, Patricia A. Cowan, Sarah Terrell, Merschon Hutson, Pedro Velasquez-Mieyer

Institutions: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Methodist University Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,499