UNLABELLED Insufficient calcium intake has been proposed to cause unbalanced energy partitioning leading to obesity. However, weight loss interventions including dietary calcium or dairy product consumption have not reported changes in lipid metabolism measured by the plasma lipidome. METHODS The objective of this study was to determine the relationships between dairy product or supplemental ...

BACKGROUND Malnutrition is one common adverse consequence in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), and most patients have a lower-than-normal dietary energy intake. The present study was undertaken to examine whether orally administered ONCE Renal formula (ORF) supplement would improve energy intake without minerals and electrolytes disturbances in predialysis patients with CKD. ...

Objectives: This study investigated the prevalence and determinants of the use of dietary supplements and non-prescription medicines by older adults in Taiwan. Methods: Data are from the 1999 Survey of Health and Living Status of the Elderly in Taiwan. The survey involved a national random sample of 2360 men and 2080 women, 53 years or older. Results: Overall, 32.4% of elderly men and 42.7% of ...

Jian-Pi-Yi-Shen (JPYS) decoction is a traditional Chinese herbal formula. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of JPYS drug-containing serum on proliferation and activity mouse osteoblasts. Sprague‒Dawley rats were fed decoction, calcium supplement, or normal saline for 6 weeks, was collected. Mouse osteoblasts treated with serum, supplement blank control serum. Cell assayed using ...

introduction: the aim of this research was to study the effect of a 6-week supplemented diet on increasing bone density by measuring calcium, phosphorus and bone mineral density (bmd) in male rats. materials and methods: in this experimental study, 24 wistar male rats, aged between 15 and 20 days, were selected. the rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: immune system supplement (iss), iss p...

OBJECTIVE Although vitamin and mineral supplementation for nutritional deficiencies is a common component of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) management, little is known about supplement adherence in this group. This study described adherence to multivitamin, iron, and calcium supplements among 49 youth aged 11-18 years with IBD. Additionally, the study examined relationships between ...

BACKGROUND Maximal bone acquisition in adolescent girls through dietary and lifestyle practices is advocated to prevent or minimize the development of osteoporosis and its associated complications in later life. Longitudinal investigations of bone acquisition in children and adolescents have utilized areal bone mineral density (BMD, mg/cm(2)) as a measure of bone mass and strength. Peripheral q...

OBJECTIVE Low micronutrient intakes in adolescents are frequently reported. We assessed micronutrient intakes in adolescents to determine whether supplement use optimises intakes. METHODS Dietary intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire in 17 year old participating in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study (n=991). We calculated median daily micronutrient intake...

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are given calcium carbonate to bind dietary phosphorus, reduce phosphorus retention, and prevent negative calcium balance; however, data are limited on calcium and phosphorus balance during CKD to support this. Here, we studied eight patients with stage 3 or 4 CKD (mean estimated glomerular filtration rate 36 ml/min) who received a controlled diet with...