Encouraging Calcium Absorption and Bone Formation During Early Puberty

Summary

Increasing bone mass during puberty can ultimately decrease the risk of developing osteoporosis, which causes bones to weaken and break more easily later in life. The purpose of this study is to compare calcium absorption and bone growth in boys and girls on diets including either a nondigestible oligosaccharide (NDO) or simple sugar.

Timeline

Start

2001-05

Primary completion

2005-01

Completion

2006-11

Publications

• Background Abrams SA, O'Brien KO. Calcium and bone mineral metabolism in children with chronic illnesses. Annu Rev Nutr. 2004;24:13-32. doi: 10.1146/annurev.nutr.24.012003.132135.
• Results Abrams SA, Griffin IJ, Hawthorne KM, Liang L, Gunn SK, Darlington G, Ellis KJ. A combination of prebiotic short- and long-chain inulin-type fructans enhances calcium absorption and bone mineralization in young adolescents. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 Aug;82(2):471-6. doi: 10.1093/ajcn.82.2.471.
• Results Abrams SA, Griffin IJ, Hawthorne KM, Gunn SK, Gundberg CM, Carpenter TO. Relationships among vitamin D levels, parathyroid hormone, and calcium absorption in young adolescents. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Oct;90(10):5576-81. doi: 10.1210/jc.2005-1021. Epub 2005 Aug 2.
• Results Abrams SA, Griffin IJ, Hawthorne KM, Chen Z, Gunn SK, Wilde M, Darlington G, Shypailo RJ, Ellis KJ. Vitamin D receptor Fok1 polymorphisms affect calcium absorption, kinetics, and bone mineralization rates during puberty. J Bone Miner Res. 2005 Jun;20(6):945-53. doi: 10.1359/JBMR.050114. Epub 2005 Jan 31.

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