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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
Calcium deficiency worldwide: prevalence of inadequate intakes and associated health outcomes
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1512, No. 1, Year 2022
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Dietary calcium deficiency is considered to be widespread globally, with published estimates suggesting that approximately half of the world's population has inadequate access to dietary calcium. Calcium is essential for bone health, but inadequate intakes have also been linked to other health outcomes, including pregnancy complications, cancers, and cardiovascular disease. Populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are at greatest risk of low calcium intakes, although many individuals in high-income countries (HICs) also do not meet recommendations. Paradoxically, many LMICs with lower calcium intakes show lower rates of osteoporotic fracture as compared with HICs, though data are sparse. Calcium intake recommendations vary across agencies and may need to be customized based on other dietary factors, health-related behaviors, or the risk of calcium-related health outcomes. The lack of standard methods to assess the calcium status of an individual or population has challenged efforts to estimate the prevalence of calcium deficiency and the global burden of related adverse health consequences. This paper aims to consolidate available evidence related to the global prevalence of inadequate calcium intakes and associated health outcomes, with the goal of providing a foundation for developing policies and population-level interventions to safely improve calcium intake and status where necessary. © 2022 The Authors. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of New York Academy of Sciences.
Authors & Co-Authors
Askari, Sufia
United Kingdom, London
Children's Investment Fund Foundation
Belizán, J.
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Cormick, Gabriela
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Khadilkar, Anuradha Vaman
India, Pune
Jehangir Hospital, Pune
Owino, Victor Ochieng
Austria, Vienna
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna
Pettifor, John M.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Roth, Daniel E.
Canada, Toronto
University of Toronto
Statistics
Citations: 21
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 11
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/nyas.14758
ISSN:
00778923
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Noncommunicable Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study