Average energy intake of whole subjects from 20 to 85 years old (n=119) were 2060卤530 kcal per day, and 48.7 % of the subjects were below 2000 kcal per day. Surprisingly, daily intake of calcium and magnesium, and of the trace elements such as iron, zinc and copper in the elderly ...
This relationship was independent of known adult lifestyle determinant of bone loss such as physical activity, low calcium intake, or cigarette smoking. It also remained significant after adjustment for age, gender, and adult height, suggesting that intrauterine environ- mental factors that influence ...
Intake of vitamin D is very variable. It is present primarily in enriched foods and foods that contain small bones such as fish. Despite tremendous dietary variability, vitamin D deficiency is rare because the body is able to synthesize the vitamin from a precursor in the skin (7-dehydrocholes...
Lifestyle choices also influence the development of osteoporosis: risk is higher in people who are physically inactive, have lowcalciumintake, are very thin, are smokers, or are heavy drinkers, consuming excessive amounts of alcohol. Osteoporotic vulnerability is partly dependent on the bone mass or...
At each 6-month survey, data were collected on anthropometric features, hemoglobin, and dietary intake. RESULTS: Consumption of fortified flour in the intervention village ranged from 158.7 to 232.7 g per person per day. Serum retinol status was significantly improved after 12-month intervention ...
Feed intake and weight gain were measured at the end of each week and feed conversion ratio was calculated. Results showed that reduction or withdrawal of mineral premix from diets in different weeks of grower period, didn`t affect feed intake. In weeks 4 and 5, there was no significant ...
On the day of sample, the mean dally Vitamin A dose per kg body wt: 3677 1.U. (S . D. 1750) or 1103 ug (S .D. 525). Mean gestational age: 30 . 2 wks (S. D. 1.1), birth weight: 1222 g (S. D.264), day of age for sample ranged from 5 to 37 days and a total ...
Pb exposure, even at modest doses (3.0 g/kg/day), can negatively affect a person's IQ, learning ability, and attention span [63, 64]. Seaweed intake is generally thought to pose a low risk of Pb exposure to humans [65]. In the present study, Pb concentrations in the seaweed ranged...
In a separate study including the same individuals, the researchers assessed the connection of sugar intake with epigenetic age, despite following a healthy diet. The women reported to eat a range of 2.7 to 316 grams of added sugar per day, with an average of 61.5 grams per day. However, ...
Phosphorus (mg/dL), energy (kcal/day), total fat (g/day), and caffeine (mg/day) intake were considered potential confounders [24,25,26,27]. The level of physical activity done in the past 30 days was defined as moderate (yes/no), vigorous (yes/no), and muscle strengthening (yes/...