Adequate calcium and vitamin D intake is advocated in guidelines of osteoporosis. However, the dosage needed to achieve an optimal calcium intake and vitamin D status is still a point of debate. Of 902 consecutive patients older than 50 years presenting at the time of fracture, 502 were evaluable for measurement of calcium intake and serum 25(OH)D concentration. We calculated the percentage of ...

introduction: ulcerative colitis (uc) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the colon of unknown cause that is associated with important nutrition deficiencies such as protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies. because no study has been carried out to date in iran, the aim of this pilot study was the assessment of dietary intake of these patients. methods: in this pilot stud...

PURPOSE The association between excess calcium intake and cardiovascular mortality has already been reported. In the present study, we investigated the relation between dietary calcium intake and Framingham Risk Score (FRS) according to serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] status. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 7809 subjects (3452 males and 4357 female) aged over 40 years were selected for t...

BACKGROUND Few calcium balance data are available from young children on which to base dietary recommendations. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to evaluate the relation between calcium intake and balance in healthy children aged 1-4 y consuming typical American diets. DESIGN Subjects were assigned to a diet with nutrient intakes similar to those of their usual diet. Calcium absorpt...

Adequate intake of calcium is important for skeletal growth. Low calcium intake during childhood and adolescence may lead to decreased bone mass accrual thereby increasing the risk of osteoporotic fractures. Our aim was to study dietary calcium intake and sources of calcium in adolescents from lower and upper economic strata in Pune, India. We hypothesized that children from lower economic stra...

In Hong Kong physical activity and calcium intake of 400 Chinese men and women with hip fractures were compared with those of 800 controls. Daily walking outdoors, upstairs, uphill, or with a load protected against fracture. This was independent of cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption. Higher levels of reported activity in middle life were also protective. Average calcium intake was around...

BACKGROUND Adequate calcium intake is known to protect the skeleton. However, studies that have reported adverse effects of calcium supplementation on vascular events have raised widespread concern. OBJECTIVE We assessed the association between calcium intake (from diet and supplements) and coronary artery calcification, which is a measure of atherosclerosis that predicts risk of ischemic hea...

Dietary calcium intake and bone density In the January issue of the British Journal of Nutrition Ramsdale et al. reported their study on bone density and calcium intake in fifty-six healthy pre-menopausal women. They showed that there was a correlation between calcium intake and bone density at all three femoral sites and at the spine. In a study of young Chinese women, in whom calcium intake i...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: experimental studies provide evidence of a relationship between stroke and mineral intake but this information in human are still limited and inconsistent. the purpose of this study was to investigate sodium, calcium and iron intake and stroke in iranian patient and control population. materials and methods: in a case-control study with ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Calcium intake has been associated with stroke risk in a prior meta-analysis, however, newly published results are inconsistent. Dairy food benefits on stroke incidence may involve a calcium-related mechanism. We have therefore updated this meta-analysis with particular references to any possibility of a calcium-mediated dairy food risk reduction of stroke risk. METHODS...