High dietary calcium intake and low adiposity

Findings from a longitudinal study in Brazilian adolescents

Bibliographic Data

ID5168945
AuthorsAnelise Bezerra De Vasconcelos De Moraes (0000-0003-1050-0378, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Glória Valéria De Veiga (0000-0002-7985-0213, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Vilma Blondet De Azeredo (0000-0002-9934-7017, Universidade Federal Fluminense), Rosely Sichieri (0000-0001-5286-5354, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), Rosangela Alves Pereira (0000-0002-9886-9796, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Year2022
Volume38
Issue6
Pagese00144521-e00144521
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311xen144521
PMID35703666
OpenAlexW4285275671
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2022000605002
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited33

Epidemiological studies have supported the hypothesis that dietary calcium intake is protective for adiposity. This study aimed to estimate the association of dietary calcium with adiposity indicators during adolescence. This is a cohort study with high school adolescents (n = 962) from selected schools of the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which were followed from 2010 to 2012. Calcium intake was assessed by a validated self-reported food frequency questionnaire. Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of dietary calcium intake were performed regarding body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), body fat percentage (%BF), fat mass (FM), fat-free mass (FFM), fat mass index (FMI), and fat-free mass index (FFMI). The analysis of variance was used for cross-sectional analysis with baseline data and linear mixed models applied to assess changes across the follow-up. At baseline, BMI, %BF, fat mass, and FMI (p for trend < 0.05) had lower means at the highest quintile of calcium intake whereas FFM and FFMI had higher means (p for trend < 0.05), especially for boys. During follow-up, boys had decreased FMI at the 4th and 5th quintiles of calcium intake (p < 0.05); among girls, only WC was significantly lower at the 4th quintile than in the 1st. These results support the hypothesis that low calcium intake increases adiposity among adolescents

Body mass index · Calcium · Cohort · Cohort study · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Fat mass · Longitudinal study · Mass index · Waist · Demography · Diet and metabolism studies · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet