title: Are new generations of female college-student populations meeting calcium requirements: comparison of American and Croatian female students.
abstract: We compared calcium (Ca) sources and intake, as well as multivitamin/mineral supplement use between female students with nutrition/health background and those from general-student-populations. 314 participants 18-37 y, including 57 African-Americans and 54 Caucasian-Americans recruited from Nutrition and/or other Health Sciences departments (NHS), and 100 African-American and 103 Croatian women representing general-student-population (GSP), completed food frequency questionnaire assessing their usual Ca intake and supplement use. NHS populations met recommendations and consumed significantly more Ca, particularly from dairy sources, and were more likely to take supplements than GSP groups, suggesting that health education may influence Ca intake.
authors.affiliation: Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences, College of Human Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1493, USA. cacdouglas4@netscape.net
authors.forename: Crystal C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rumbak
authors.forename: Irena Colić
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Barić
authors.forename: Marinela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kovačina
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piasek
authors.forename: Jasminka Z
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Ilich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary