EFFECT OF CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTATION IS GREATER IN PREPUBERTAL GIRLS WITH LOW-CALCIUM INTAKE

Authors
CARTER LM WHITING SJ
Citation
Lm. Carter et Sj. Whiting, EFFECT OF CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTATION IS GREATER IN PREPUBERTAL GIRLS WITH LOW-CALCIUM INTAKE, Nutrition reviews, 55(10), 1997, pp. 371-373
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Nutrition & Dietetics
Journal title
Nutrition reviews → ACNP
ISSN journal
00296643
Volume
55
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
371 - 373
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-6643(1997)55:10<371:EOCSIG>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
In a recent calcium supplementation trial, prepubertal girls with spon taneous calcium intake below 900 mg/day, when given additional calcium , had greater increases in bone mineral density than other girls. This lends support to the recently recommended Adequate Intake (Al) of 130 0 mg/day calcium for American and Canadian children, although more stu dies on long-term effects of this intake level are still needed.