title: Do dairy products improve bone density in adolescent girls?
abstract: Previous studied have shown that when calcium is supplemented in adolescents who normally consume less than 1000 mg calcium, bone mineral accretion improves between 1 and 5%. This increment in bone accretion is improved up to 10% when dairy products are used as a source of supplemental calcium in adolescent girls. Because the addition of dairy foods is a simple, inexpensive intervention that carries no risk and because it substantially increases bone accretion with potential long-term benefits, adolescents should be encouraged to include dairy products in their diet.
authors.affiliation: School of Allied Health Professions, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269-2101, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kerstetter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000592:standards; D002648:Child; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003611:Dairy Products / Q000592:standards*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011627:Puberty / Q000502:physiology*; D012727:Sex Characteristics
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary