title: Dietary calcium and obesity in men.
abstract: Increased calcium intake has been associated with lower body weight, BMI and adiposity, mostly in children, youth and women. In men results are inconclusive. In this study the relation between calcium intake and body weight and body fat in obese men was investigated. 200 men, the mean age 45.1 +/- 9.4 y, the mean BMI 33.2 +/- 4.8 kg/m2, were divided into 4 groups on the basis of their calcium/protein index. No significant differences in body weight, BMI, fat mass, percentage of body fat were found across subgroups and no significant correlations between calcium intake and body variables were stated. This study did not confirm the association between calcium intake and body weight and adiposity in men.
authors: National Food and Nutrition Institute, 02-903 Warsaw. anowak@izz.waw.pl
authors: Agnieszka
authors: A
authors: Nowak
authors: Lucyna
authors: L
authors: Pachocka
authors: Urszula
authors: U
authors: Targosz
authors: Longina
authors: L
authors: Kłosiewicz-Latoszek
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010045:Outpatients; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary