Calcium intake and its relationship with risk of overweight and obesity in adolescents

Adolescents’ eating habits are determined by social, psychological, economic, political, and educational influences. They tend to prefer foods with inadequate nutritional value and high fat and carbohydrate content which leads to excessive weight gain and for many, calcium intake is restricted. Acco...

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Main Authors: Tamara Beres Lederer Goldberg, Carla Cristiane da Silva, Luciana Natal Lopes Peres, Marina Nogueira Berbel, Márcia Braz Heigasi, Josy Maria Cabral Ribeiro, Karina Suzuki, Liene Mílcia Aparecida Josué, José Carlos Dalmas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición
Series:Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-06222009000100003&lng=en&tlng=en