Calcium Requirements and Metabolism in Chinese-American Boys and Girls

Calcium requirements of North American adolescents were set at 1300 mg/day based on data from white girls. Calcium requirements for Asian-American adolescents have not been studied. Using metabolic balance protocols and a range in calcium intakes, skeletal calcium retention was determined in Chinese...

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Main Authors: Wu, Lu, Martin, Berdine R, Braun, Michelle M, Wastney, Meryl E, McCabe, George P, McCabe, Linda D, DiMeglio, Linda A, Peacock, Munro, Weaver, Connie M
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 2010
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3153353/