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Calcium Intake and Nutritional Adequacy in Spanish Children: The ANIVA Study

Nuria Rubio-lópezAgustín Llopis-gonzálezMaría Morales-suárez-varela

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Male0301 basic medicinemedicine.medical_specialtynutrients intakeNutrition EducationNutritional Statuschemistry.chemical_elementlcsh:TX341-641CalciumRecommended Dietary AllowancesDiet SurveysDiet RecordsReference Daily IntakeArticle03 medical and health sciencesNutrientchildrenEnvironmental healthcalcium ; children ; nutrients intake ; nutritional intakemedicineHumansnutritional intakeFood scienceChildcalcium030109 nutrition & dieteticsNutrition and Dieteticsbusiness.industryPublic healthNutritional RequirementsFeeding BehaviorFluorineDietary patternBody HeightDiet RecordsDietCalcium DietaryCholesterolchemistrySpainDietary Reference IntakeFemalechildren; nutritional intake; calcium; nutrients intakeDeficiency Diseasesbusinesslcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supplyFood Science

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Calcium is an important nutrient for child development. The main objective of this study was to assess calcium intake and its adequacy with dietary reference intake (DRI) in Spanish children. The ANIVA (Antropometría y Nutrición Infantil de Valencia) study is a descriptive cross-sectional study. During two academic years 2013–2014 and 2014–2015, 1176 schoolchildren aged 6–9 years were selected from 14 primary schools in Valencia (Spain). Three-day food records were used to assess dietary intake, completed by parents/guardian. Anthropometric data (weight and height) were evaluated in all subjects. Nutritional intake was compared to estimated average requirements (EARs) and adequate intake (AI) values to determine nutritional adequacy. A percentage of 25.77% had inadequate calcium intake, and a significantly higher prevalence was observed in girls (p = 0.006). Adequate calcium intake showed a positive association with the height z-score (p = 0.032). When assessing dietary patterns, schoolchildren with adequate calcium intakes had better nutritional adequacy in all nutrients, except cholesterol (p = 0.086) and fluorine (p = 0.503). These results suggest a public health problem that must be addressed through nutrition education programs to increase intake of calcium-rich food and to correct the associated dietary pattern.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-02-01Nutrients
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9020170