Effect of calcium supplementation is greater in prepubertal girls with low calcium intake.
In a recent calcium supplementation trial, prepubertal girls with spontaneous 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 (AI) of 1300 mg/day calcium for American and Canadian children, although more studies on long-term effects of this intake level are still needed.
Carter
L M
LM
College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
Whiting
S J
SJ
D000293:Adolescent; D015519:Bone Density; D002118:Calcium / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011627:Puberty
D002118:Calcium