Inverse association of calcium intake with abdominal adiposity and C-reactive protein in Brazilian children

• Published in: Public health nutrition 2018-07, Vol.21 (10), p.1912-1920
• Main Authors: Suhett, Lara Gomes, Silveira, Brenda Kelly Souza, Filgueiras, Mariana De Santis, Peluzio, Maria do Carmo Gouveia, Hermsdorff, Helen Hermana Miranda, Novaes, Juliana Farias de
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adipose tissue; Age; Anthropometry; Blood pressure; Body composition; Brazil - epidemiology; C-reactive protein; C-Reactive Protein - analysis; Calcium; Cardiovascular disease; Child; Children; Children & youth; Chocolate; Cholesterol; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dairy products; Design factors; Diet - statistics & numerical data; Eating; Food; Food consumption; Guardians; Health risk assessment; Health risks; Humans; Inflammation; Lipids; Lipoproteins, LDL - blood; Low density lipoprotein; Metabolism; Milk; Nutritional Epidemiology; Obesity; Obesity, Abdominal - epidemiology; Powder; Private schools; Proteins; Questionnaires; Research Papers; Risk analysis; Risk factors; Schools; Software; Studies; Urban areas; Urban schools; Waist Circumference
• ISSN: 1368-9800; 1475-2727
• DOI: 10.1017/S136898001800023X

To evaluate Ca intake and its association with cardiometabolic risk factors during childhood. A cross-sectional study with a representative sample. Food consumption was assessed through three 24 h dietary recalls. Anthropometry, body composition and biochemical measurements were also conducted. Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Children between 8 and 9 years old (n 350) enrolled in public and private schools in the urban area of the municipality of Viçosa. Almost all children had inadequate intake of Ca (97·4 %), especially those with low income, non-white and who studied in public schools. Foods that contributed most to Ca intake were 'milk' and 'cheeses and yoghurts' (R 2=0·66 and 0·13, respectively), and intake of 'milk' was correlated with 'chocolate milk powder' intake (r=0·538, P