Calcium and vitamin D intakes of women and their daughters: distribution by food groups and meals
1997
Couturier, M. | Imbach, A.
Calcium and vitamin D intakes were evaluated in 142 French Quebecker women (mean age = 53.4 y) and in 70 of their daughters over 18 (mean age = 26.6 y). The older group had participated 10 years ago in a study on bone density and its determinants in premenopause. For the present study, all participants completed five-day food records. Mean total calcium and vitamin D intakes, including supplements, met recommendations for both the mothers (1053 mg and 5.8 micrograms, respectively) and the daughters (941 mg and 4.8 micrograms, respectively). Milk and milk products were the major dietary contributors of calcium and vitamin D. Slightly more calcium was consumed at dinner, while breakfast provided more vitamin D. Forty per cent of the older group and 10% of the younger subjects took calcium and/or vitamin D supplements; among daughters who were supplement users, 57% of their mothers also consumed supplements. We observed mother-daughter correlations for calcium intakes from milk products, fruits, vegetables, beans and nuts and for vitamin D intakes from milk products. These results suggest that the food habits of mothers approaching or in early menopause reflect on those of their young adult daughters.
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