Abstract
Identifying nutritional strategies to maintain a healthy body weight and reduce the comorbidities associated with obesity is extremely important. We aimed to investigate whether calcium and vitamin D intakes are associated with body composition measurements in a population of children and adolescents. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 1,060 children and adolescents (65.8% females; 34.2% males) aged 9 to 19 years. Fat mass, percentage of fat mass, and fat-free mass were measured using a body composition analyzer (TANITA BC-418MA®). The mean dietary calcium and vitamin intakes were 829.66 ± 328.34 mg/day and 200.78 ± 400.91 IU/day. Linear regression analysis revealed a lack of significant association between daily calcium and vitamin D intakes and body composition measurements, after adjusting the model for age, sex, maturation status, and energy intake. Dietary calcium and vitamin D intakes do not appear to be associated with higher adiposity measurements in children and adolescents.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 243–248 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Clinical Nursing Research |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2020 |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Nursing
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