Naslov
Obesity and calcium intake in Croatia

Autori
Mandić, Milena L. ; Primorac, Ljiljana ; Perl, Antonija ; Mandić, Mirna ; Kenjerić, Daniela

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
International Journal of Obesity and related metabolic disorders / Atkinson, Richard L. ; Macdonald, Ian - London : Delhi : Nature publishing group, 2004, 170-170

Skup
13th European Congress on Obesity

Mjesto i datum
Prag, Češka Republika, 26.05.2004. - 29.05.2004

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
obesity; calcium intake

Sažetak
Introduction: Environmental factors affecting diet appear to be the most important determinants of the increasing obesity prevalence. Dietary calcium intake has been identified as one factor that is negatively correlated with body mass index (BMI). Aims: The aims of this investigation were to establish calcium intake among adults from the eastern part of Croatia, their BMI, as well as the correlation between them. Methods: The study was carried out among 161 healthy adults (115 women and 46 men), aged 18-55 years. Calcium intake was assessed by a semi quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) designed in our laboratory, which contained 150 different food items, separated in 9 groups. The FFQs were performed on three separate occasions during the year, and they referred to the previous month' s intake. Results: The results show that the mean quantity of calcium intake per day was 965&plusmn ; ; 433 mg (909&plusmn ; ; 407 for women, and 1105&plusmn ; ; 468 for men), and the mean BMI 23.3&plusmn ; ; 3.7 (22.6&plusmn ; ; 3.5 for women and 25.2&plusmn ; ; 3.4 for men). When values for calcium intake are normalized by body weight of subjects, we found an intake of 14.5 mg/kg for women and 13.6 mg/kg for men. Conclusion: There was no significant correlation between daily dietary calcium intake and BMI in either men or women. However, the marginally low calcium intake in women, especially from milk, demonstrate necessity to educate population on importance of adequate calcium intake and possible inverse association between the relative risk of obesity and calcium intake.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Prehrambena tehnologija

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