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

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

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 compare...

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Main Authors: Frances A. Tylavsky, Patricia A. Cowan, Sarah Terrell, Merschon Hutson, Pedro Velasquez-Mieyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-09-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
dietary calcium
overweight
adolescents
hypertension
dyslipidemia
glucose metabolism
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/2/9/950/
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2072-6643

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