Calcium Supplementation Helps Youngster's Bones
According to the results of a recent human clinical trial, calcium supplementation during childhood and adolescence increases bone mineral density (BMD) in females. The researchers found that calcium supplementation greatly influenced bone accretion in young females during the pubertal growth spurt. They also found that by early adulthood, notable effects remained at metacarpals and as the forearm of tall persons, which showed that the calcium requirement for growth is associated with skeletal size. Researchers think that the results of the trial may be important for both primary prevention of osteoporosis and bone fragility fractures during the growth process. The four-year randomized clinical trial involved 354 pubertal females and was optionally extended for an additional three years. The mean dietary calcium intake of the study participants over age seven was 830 milligrams per day. The subjects that received supplementation got an additional 670 milligrams of calcium per day.
Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 81, January 2005
According to the results of a recent human clinical trial, calcium supplementation during childhood and adolescence increases bone mineral density (BMD) in females. The researchers found that calcium supplementation greatly influenced bone accretion in young females during the pubertal growth spurt. They also found that by early adulthood, notable effects remained at metacarpals and as the forearm of tall persons, which showed that the calcium requirement for growth is associated with skeletal size. Researchers think that the results of the trial may be important for both primary prevention of osteoporosis and bone fragility fractures during the growth process. The four-year randomized clinical trial involved 354 pubertal females and was optionally extended for an additional three years. The mean dietary calcium intake of the study participants over age seven was 830 milligrams per day. The subjects that received supplementation got an additional 670 milligrams of calcium per day.
Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 81, January 2005