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. 2006 Dec;25(6):523-32.
doi: 10.1080/07315724.2006.10719568.

Association of calcium intake, dairy product consumption with overweight status in young adults (1995-1996): the Bogalusa Heart Study

B M Brooks  1 , R Rajeshwari, Theresa A Nicklas, Su-Jau Yang, Gerald S Berenson
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Association of calcium intake, dairy product consumption with overweight status in young adults (1995-1996): the Bogalusa Heart Study

B M Brooks et al. J Am Coll Nutr. 2006 Dec.

Abstract

Objective: To examine the association between calcium intake and dairy product consumption with overweight and obesity in young adults.

Methods: The sample used in this study consisted of 1306 young adults, ages 19-38 years, who participated in the 1995-1996 young adult survey. Analysis was performed with analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) for ethnicity-gender groups separately.

Results: No significant association was found between dairy product consumption, calcium intake and overweight, defined by body mass index or waist circumference. However, there was a significant inverse association between calcium intake, low-fat dairy product consumption and waist-to-hip ratio in white males.

Conclusion: Increasing intake of calcium and low-fat dairy products may be associated with lower abdominal adiposity, particularly in young adult white males.

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