Calcium Intake and Body Composition in African-American Children and Adolescents at Risk for Overweight and Obesity

Frances A. Tylavsky; Patricia A. Cowan; Sarah Terrell; Merschon Hutson; Pedro Velasquez-Mieyer

Calcium Intake and Body Composition in African-American Children and Adolescents at Risk for Overweight and Obesity

2010

Frances A. Tylavsky | Patricia A. Cowan | Sarah Terrell | Merschon Hutson | Pedro Velasquez-Mieyer

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.

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