Calcium requirements of infants, children and adults.

Subrahmanyan, V. and Swaminathan, M. and Narayana Rao, M. and Kantha, Joseph. (1961) Calcium requirements of infants, children and adults. Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 28. pp. 275-295.

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Abstract

The calcium requirements of human beings have b~en the subject of investigation by a number of workers over the past forty years. A large amount of data is available on various aspects of calcium metabolism. The present review deals with the following aspects of the problem: (i) The calcium content of the body during growth and the rate of accretion of calcium (ii) Metabolism and retention of calcium in humans on different diets. (iii) Factors affecting the dietary calcium absorption and (iv) Dietary calcium requirements.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	calcium requirements, human
Subjects:	600 Technology > 01 Medical sciences > 13 Nutrition-Human
Divisions:	Dept. of Biochemistry
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	27 Jul 2016 06:46
Last Modified:	27 Jul 2016 06:46
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/3243

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