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Calcium Intake In Elderly Australian Women Is Inadequate, Xingqiong Meng, Deborah A. Kerr, Kun Zhu, Amanda Devine, Vicky Solah, Colin W. Binns, Richard L. Prince
Calcium Intake In Elderly Australian Women Is Inadequate, Xingqiong Meng, Deborah A. Kerr, Kun Zhu, Amanda Devine, Vicky Solah, Colin W. Binns, Richard L. Prince
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The role of calcium in the prevention of bone loss in later life has been well established but little data exist on the adequacy of calcium intakes in elderly Australian women. The aim of this study was to compare the dietary intake including calcium of elderly Australian women with the Australian dietary recommendation, and to investigate the prevalence of calcium supplement use in this population. Community-dwelling women aged 70–80 years were randomly recruited using the Electoral Roll for a 2-year protein intervention study in Western Australia. Dietary intake was assessed at baseline by a 3-day weighed food record and analysed …