Dietary Calcium and Bone Mineral Status of Children and Adolescents

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Dietary Calcium and Bone Mineral Status of Children and Adolescents

Gary M. Chan, MD

Am J Dis Child. 1991;145(6):631-634.

Abstract

• We studied 164 healthy, white children aged 2 to 16 years;there were 88 boys and 76 girls. By the method of single photonabsorptiometry, we found that age, height, and weight correlatedpositively with bone mineral content of the radius bone. Inthe children's diet, most of those aged 2 to 11 years met therecommended dietary allowance (800 mg daily) for calcium. Childrenolder than 11 years had low dietary calcium intake; only 15%met the recommended dietary allowance for calcium (1200 mg daily).Dietary calcium intake was associated with bone mineral status.Children ingesting more than 1000 mg of calcium daily had higherbone mineral content than those ingesting less. Almost all serumdeterminations of calcium, phosphate, magnesium, alkaline phosphatase,parathyroid hormone, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitaminD were within normal limits and had no correlation with children'sbone mineral status.

(AJDC. 1991;145:631-634)

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From the Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City.

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Accepted for publication January 11, 1991.

Reprint requests to Department of Pediatrics, 2A210, Universityof Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84132 (Dr Chan).

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