Childhood milk consumption is associated with better physical performance in old age

Age and Ageing

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 776-784

  Birnie, Kate ^a   Ben Shlomo, Yoav ^a   Gunnell, David ^a   Ebrahim, Shah ^b   Bayer, Antony ^c   Gallacher, John ^c   Holly, Jeff M P ^a   Martin, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; Older people; Physical performance; Standing balance; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FAT; PROTEIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILDHOOD MILK CONSUMPTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAIRY PRODUCT; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN INTAKE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANIMALS; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIETARY PROTEINS; EATING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84867770507     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afs052     Document Type: Article

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