The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 473-478 , September 2010

Associations among Calcium Intake, Resting Energy Expenditure, and Body Fat in a Multiethnic Sample of Children

  • Lynae J. Hanks, MS, RD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition Sciences and Clinical Nutrition Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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  • Krista Casazza, PhD, RD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition Sciences and Clinical Nutrition Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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  • Amanda L. Willig, MS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition Sciences and Clinical Nutrition Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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  • Michelle I. Cardel, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition Sciences and Clinical Nutrition Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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  • T. Mark Beasley, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section on Statistical Genetics, Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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  • Jose R. Fernandez, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition Sciences and Clinical Nutrition Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
    • Section on Statistical Genetics, Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr Jose R. Fernandez, Department of Nutrition Sciences, Webb 449A, 1530 3rd Ave S, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-3360.

Received 14 December 2009 ,Revised 25 January 2010 ,Accepted 24 February 2010.

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 Supported in part by National Institutes of Health grants R01-DK067426, M01-RR-00032, P30-DK-56336, CA-47888, M01-RR-00032 P60-DK-079626. A.W. and M.C. were supported by the National Cancer Institute Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program (NIH CA-47888). The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(10)00209-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.02.065

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 473-478 , September 2010

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