The selection and prevalence of natural and fortified calcium food sources in the diets of adolescent girls
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of calcium-fortified food and dairy food on selected nutrient intakes in the diets of adolescent girls.
DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial, secondary analysis.
SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Adolescent girls (n = 149) from a midwestern metropolitan area participated in randomized controlled trials of bone physiology from 1997 to 2008.
INTERVENTION: Subjects randomly assigned to a high-calcium (HC) diet supplying 1,500 mg calcium/d, or their usual diet (UC).
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Dietary intake was assessed from 3-day food records and calcium intakes categorized by food source. Food group composites, representing calcium-fortified and dairy food categories, were examined for their relative nutrient contributions. Student t tests were used to evaluate differences in selected nutrient intakes between the 2 study groups.
RESULTS: Dairy food contributed 68% of the total mean 1,494 mg calcium/d in the HC group, and calcium-fortified food contributed 304 mg calcium. In the UC group, dairy food contributed 69% of the total mean 765 mg calcium/d and calcium-fortified food contributed 50 mg calcium. Nutrient profiles of the dairy composites differed significantly from the calcium-fortified composites (P < .05).
CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Dairy food was the primary source of calcium selected by these adolescent girls; calcium-fortified food augmented calcium intakes.
How strong is the evidence?
Evidence Hub reads this as a randomized trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 2 of 5 (High · randomized trial). Randomized trials of a reasonable size are the strongest single-study design. Reported size: 149 participants or records.
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