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Calcium supplements in healthy children do not affect weight gain, height, or body composition

Winzenberg, TM, Shaw, K, Fryer, JL and Jones, G 2007 , 'Calcium supplements in healthy children do not affect weight gain, height, or body composition' , Obesity, vol. 15, no. 7 , pp. 1789-1798 , doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2007.213.

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Abstract

Calcium intake is a potential factor influencing weight gain and may reduce body weight, but the evidence
for this in children is conflicting. The aim of this study was to use data from randomized controlled trials to determine whether calcium supplementation in healthy children affects weight or body composition.

Item Type: Article
Authors/Creators:Winzenberg, TM and Shaw, K and Fryer, JL and Jones, G
Journal or Publication Title: Obesity
ISSN: 1930-7381
DOI / ID Number: https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2007.213
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