title: Calcium intake and body composition in African-American children and adolescents at risk for overweight and obesity.
abstract: This study examined the role of calcium intake on body composition in 186 African-American adolescents at risk for overweight and obesity. The average weight of 89.8 kg ± 23.6 (SD) had a mean BMI z score of 2.2. Females with a calcium intake of <314 mg/day had higher percent fat mass compared to those with the highest calcium intakes that were ≥634 mg/day. Compared to those with a low calcium intake (<365 mg/day), those with the highest calcium intake of >701 mg/day had higher intake of thiamin, folate, cobalamin, vitamin D, phosphorus, iron, zinc.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38112, USA. ftylavsk@uthsc.edu
authors.forename: Frances A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Tylavsky
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Cowan
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terrell
authors.forename: Merschon
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hutson
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Velasquez-Mieyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D004032:Diet; D015930:Diet Records; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D008903:Minerals / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D008903:Minerals; D014815:Vitamins