Dietary calcium intake and risk of obesity in school girls aged 8-10 years

Dietary calcium intake and risk of obesity in school girls aged 8-10 years

Background: Some studies have demonstrated the role of calcium in reducing body mass index (BMI) or fat mass. Though, BMI does not provide very valid information about changes in body fat mass, Fat Mass Index (FMI) relates body fat mass to height and allows comparing body fat mass of individuals at...

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Main Authors: Mehnoosh Samadi, Haleh Sadrzadeh-Yeganeh, Leila Azadbakht, Avat Feizi, Korosh Jafarian, Gity Sotoudeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Calcium
fat mass index
girls
Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2012;volume=17;issue=12;spage=1102;epage=1107;aulast=Samadi

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