Dietary calcium utilization among a group of Spanish boys aged 11-14 years on their usual diets

Adolescence constitutes a period of nutritional vulnerability due to increased dietary requirements for growth and development and special dietary habits. A pilot trial was performed to evaluate the dietary calcium utilization among a sample of Spanish boys on their usual diets, in which the calcium...

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Published in:Journal of physiology and biochemistry 2006-03, Vol.62 (1), p.9-16
Main Authors: Seiquer, I, López-Frías, M, Muñoz-Hoyos, A, Galdó, G, Delgado-Andrade, C, Mesías, M, Navarro, M P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Alkaline Phosphatase - blood
Calcium - blood
Calcium - urine
Calcium, Dietary - administration & dosage
Calcium, Dietary - pharmacokinetics
Child
Dairy Products
Diet
Energy Intake
Feces - chemistry
Humans
Intestinal Absorption
Male
Parathyroid Hormone - blood
Pilot Projects
Spain
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Summary:Adolescence constitutes a period of nutritional vulnerability due to increased dietary requirements for growth and development and special dietary habits. A pilot trial was performed to evaluate the dietary calcium utilization among a sample of Spanish boys on their usual diets, in which the calcium intake and consumption of dairy products were as well examined. Nutrient and food intake was recorded using a 24-h dietary recall and a 2-d food consumption record for 21 subjects aged 11-14 years. Dietary calcium utilization was assessed by means of calcium intake in food and calcium output in faeces and urine as measured by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Overall intake of dairy products was 399.3 +/- 22.1 g/d, and the single most consumed item was milk (72% of the total). An inverse relationship was found between dairy product consumption at breakfast (55% of the total) and BMI (p = 0.016, r = -0.5168). Dairy products contributed the majority of dietary calcium (66.9%). Mean calcium intake was 881.7 +/- 39.9 mg/d, 88% of the recommended value for Spanish adolescents. Net calcium absorption (271.7 +/- 51.7 mg/d) and retention (170.6 +/- 50.9 mg/d) seemed not to be sufficient to meet growth demands during puberty. The results shown that adolescents of the study absorbed 31% of dietary calcium and retained nearly 20% of the total intake, but dietary calcium intake and consumption of dairy products failed to meet recommended values. Optimizing calcium intake is of crucial importance among adolescents, to maximize calcium retention and to help prevent osteoporosis in later life.
ISSN:1138-7548
1877-8755
DOI:10.1007/BF03165801