Dietary Sources of Calcium Among Parents and Their Early Adolescent Children in the United States by Parent Race/Ethnicity and Place of Birth

Dietary calcium sources may differ by race/ethnicity and dietary acculturation. A cross-sectional, convenience sample including 587 United States (US) Asian, Hispanic and non-Hispanic White parent–child (10–13 years) pairs completed a calcium food frequency questionnaire. Calcium sources were ranked...

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Main Authors: Cluskey, M., Wong, S., Richards, R., Ballejos, M., Reicks, M., Auld, G., Boushey, Carol, Bruhn, C., Misner, S., Olson, B., Zaghloul, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer New York LLC 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51165
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author Cluskey, M.
Wong, S.
Richards, R.
Ballejos, M.
Reicks, M.
Auld, G.
Boushey, Carol
Bruhn, C.
Misner, S.
Olson, B.
Zaghloul, S.
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Wong, S.
Richards, R.
Ballejos, M.
Reicks, M.
Auld, G.
Boushey, Carol
Bruhn, C.
Misner, S.
Olson, B.
Zaghloul, S.
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description Dietary calcium sources may differ by race/ethnicity and dietary acculturation. A cross-sectional, convenience sample including 587 United States (US) Asian, Hispanic and non-Hispanic White parent–child (10–13 years) pairs completed a calcium food frequency questionnaire. Calcium sources were ranked by mean percent contribution to total adjusted calcium intake, and compared by ethnic group and parents’ location of birth. Five foods (fluid milk, cheese, milk on cereal, yogurt, and lattes) represented 49 % of total calcium intake for parents. The same foods (except lattes) represented 55 % of total calcium for early adolescent children. Fluid milk provided the largest mean percentage of intake for all race/ethnic groups among parents and children. Several food sources of calcium were greater for foreign-born versus US-born Asian or Hispanic parents and children. Understanding calcium food sources and changes in dietary patterns that affect calcium intake among parents and children is important to better promote adequate intake.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-511652017-09-13T15:49:10Z Dietary Sources of Calcium Among Parents and Their Early Adolescent Children in the United States by Parent Race/Ethnicity and Place of Birth Cluskey, M. Wong, S. Richards, R. Ballejos, M. Reicks, M. Auld, G. Boushey, Carol Bruhn, C. Misner, S. Olson, B. Zaghloul, S. Dietary calcium sources may differ by race/ethnicity and dietary acculturation. A cross-sectional, convenience sample including 587 United States (US) Asian, Hispanic and non-Hispanic White parent–child (10–13 years) pairs completed a calcium food frequency questionnaire. Calcium sources were ranked by mean percent contribution to total adjusted calcium intake, and compared by ethnic group and parents’ location of birth. Five foods (fluid milk, cheese, milk on cereal, yogurt, and lattes) represented 49 % of total calcium intake for parents. The same foods (except lattes) represented 55 % of total calcium for early adolescent children. Fluid milk provided the largest mean percentage of intake for all race/ethnic groups among parents and children. Several food sources of calcium were greater for foreign-born versus US-born Asian or Hispanic parents and children. Understanding calcium food sources and changes in dietary patterns that affect calcium intake among parents and children is important to better promote adequate intake. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51165 10.1007/s10903-014-0026-7 Springer New York LLC restricted
spellingShingle Cluskey, M.
Wong, S.
Richards, R.
Ballejos, M.
Reicks, M.
Auld, G.
Boushey, Carol
Bruhn, C.
Misner, S.
Olson, B.
Zaghloul, S.
Dietary Sources of Calcium Among Parents and Their Early Adolescent Children in the United States by Parent Race/Ethnicity and Place of Birth
title Dietary Sources of Calcium Among Parents and Their Early Adolescent Children in the United States by Parent Race/Ethnicity and Place of Birth
title_full Dietary Sources of Calcium Among Parents and Their Early Adolescent Children in the United States by Parent Race/Ethnicity and Place of Birth
title_fullStr Dietary Sources of Calcium Among Parents and Their Early Adolescent Children in the United States by Parent Race/Ethnicity and Place of Birth
title_full_unstemmed Dietary Sources of Calcium Among Parents and Their Early Adolescent Children in the United States by Parent Race/Ethnicity and Place of Birth
title_short Dietary Sources of Calcium Among Parents and Their Early Adolescent Children in the United States by Parent Race/Ethnicity and Place of Birth
title_sort dietary sources of calcium among parents and their early adolescent children in the united states by parent race/ethnicity and place of birth
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51165