The effect of long-term calcium supplementation on indices of iron, zinc and magnesium status in lactating Gambian women

Liya Yan; Ann Prentice; Bakary Dibba; Landing M. Jarjou; Dorothy M. Stirling; Susan Fairweather-Tait

doi:10.1079/BJN19960089

The effect of long-term calcium supplementation on indices of iron, zinc and magnesium status in lactating Gambian women

Liya Yan, Ann Prentice, Bakary Dibba, Landing M. Jarjou, Dorothy M. Stirling, Susan Fairweather-Tait

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Abstract

The effect of long-term supplementation with CaCO3 on indices of Fe, Zn and Mg status was investigated in a randomized, double-blind intervention study of sixty lactating Gambian women. The supplement contained 1000 mg Ca and was consumed between meals 5 d/week, for 1 year starting 1.5 weeks postpartum. Compliance was 100%. Plasma ferritin concentration, plasma Zn concentration and urinary Mg output were measured before, during and after supplementation at 1.5, 13, 52 and 78 weeks postpartum. No significant differences in mineral status were observed at any time between women in the supplement and placebo groups. Analysis of the longitudinal data series showed that plasma ferritin and Mg excretion were characteristic of the individual (P

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	821-831
Number of pages	11
Journal	British Journal of Nutrition
Volume	76
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1079/BJN19960089
Publication status	Published - Dec 1996

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Calcium
Double-Blind Method
England
Female
Ferritins
Food, Fortified
Gambia
Humans
Lactation
Magnesium
Metals
Nutritional Status
Zinc

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The effect of long-term calcium supplementation on indices of iron, zinc and magnesium status in lactating Gambian women. / Yan, Liya; Prentice, Ann; Dibba, Bakary; Jarjou, Landing M.; Stirling, Dorothy M.; Fairweather-Tait, Susan.

In: British Journal of Nutrition, Vol. 76, No. 6, 12.1996, p. 821-831.

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