Calcium, dairy products, and bone health in children and young adults: A reevaluation of the evidence

Pediatrics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 736-743

  Lanou, Amy Joy ^a   Berkow, Susan E ^b   Barnard, Neal D ^a  

^a PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEB Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone health; Bone mineral density; Calcium; Children and adolescents; Dairy products

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DAIRY PRODUCT; EXERCISE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDLINE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBERTY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN INTAKE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CHILD; DAIRY PRODUCTS; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 20344399920     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-0548     Document Type: Review

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