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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF DIETETIC PRACTICE AND RESEARCH
Volume 70, Issue 1, Pages 21-26Publisher
DIETITIANS CANADA
DOI: 10.3148/70.1.2009.21
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- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Merck Frosst Canada Ltd.
- Eli Lilly Canada Inc.
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.
- Alliance: sanofi-aventis & Procter and Gamble Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.
- Dairy Farmers of Canada
- Arthritis Society
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Purpose: Calcium and vitamin D intakes from food and supplements; were estimated in Canadian men and women. Methods: Calcium intakes from both diet and supplements and vitamin D intakes from fortified milk and supplements were estimated using cross-sectional data from 9423 randomly selected Subjects aged 25 years or older, who were participating in a longitudinal study on osteoporosis. Subjects completed an abbreviated food frequency questionnaire administered by a trained interviewer between July 1995 and December 1997. Results: The mean (standard deviation) daily intake for calcium was estimated to be 1038 (614) mg for women and 904 (583) mg for men; for vitamin D, mean intakes were 5.6 (5.9) mu g and 4.8 (5.5) mu g for women and men, respectively. Conclusions: Mean intakes for calcium and vitamin D in men and women under age 51 were close to the adequate daily intake levels. Older adults, however, may be at risk of deficiency.
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