Early milk intake, later bone health: results from using the milk history questionnaire.
Milk intake is considered an important determinant of peak bone mass; consequently, its intake early in life may decrease risk of osteoporotic fractures later. Using the milk history questionnaire, many investigators have conducted retrospective cross-sectional studies and have determined a positive effect of milk intake in childhood and adolescence on bone mineral density in adult white women. By contrast, a recent study indicates that early milk intake has no beneficial effect on bone mineral density in black women. The milk history questionnaire can assist in determining diet-bone relationships in various groups.
College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5C9, Canada.
Hassanali
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Vatanparast
Susan J
SJ
Whiting
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D044383:Black People; D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008892:Milk; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People; D016387:Women's Health
D002136:Calcium, Dietary