ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2007
Physical activity, calcium intake and bone health in children and adolescents.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.
- Correlation between physical activity and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic literature review with meta-analyses of within- and between-day differences in objectively measured physical activity in school-aged children.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2014Pooled it
- Effects of weight-bearing exercise on bone health in girls: a meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2013Pooled it
- Beat osteoporosis - nourish and exercise skeletons (BONES): a group randomized controlled trial in children.BMC pediatrics · 2020Trial
- Effects of Halotherapy as an Adjunct to Preseason Training on Respiratory and Aerobic Outcomes in Elite Female Football Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Age-dependent association between lifestyle oxidative balance score and bone mineral density in children and adolescents: evidence from the NHANES 2015-2018.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Development and validation of the Meiji Nutritional Profiling System for children.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Relationship between systemic inflammatory response index and bone mineral density in children and adolescents aged 8-19 years: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES 2011-2016.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Pregnancy and lactation associated osteoporotic vertebral fracture: the neurosurgical perspective through a multicentric study.Neurosurgical review · 2024Article
- Risk factors associated with low bone mineral density in children with idiopathic scoliosis: a scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Does Sex Dimorphism Exist in Dysfunctional Movement Patterns during the Sensitive Period of Adolescence?Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Physical activity and health in Chinese children and adolescents: expert consensus statement (2020).British journal of sports medicine · 2020Article
- Diagnosis of osteoporotic vertebral fractures in children.Pediatric radiology · 2019Review
- The interactions of physical activity, exercise and genetics and their associations with bone mineral density: implications for injury risk in elite athletes.European journal of applied physiology · 2019Review
- Are consumption of dairy products and physical activity independently related to bone mineral density of 6-year-old children? Longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses in a birth cohort from Brazil.Public health nutrition · 2018Article
- Occlusal disharmony-induced stress causes osteopenia of the lumbar vertebrae and long bones in mice.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Modifiable factors associated with bone health in Malaysian adolescents utilising calcaneus quantitative ultrasound.PloS one · 2018Article
- Diet and Exercise: a Match Made in Bone.Current osteoporosis reports · 2017Review
- Dietary intakes in children born small for gestational age and appropriate for gestational age: A longitudinal study.Maternal & child nutrition · 2017Article
- Pregnancy-associated osteoporosis: a case-control study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2017Article
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Abstract
Osteoporosis is a serious and potentially debilitating disease, which can lead to a variety of health complications and a diminished quality of life. Consequently, the development of bone mineral density (BMD) and content (BMC) during childhood and adolescence is of great importance, as it may attenuate the effects and incidence of osteoporosis later in life. Identifying the mechanisms by which bones are strengthened early in life is crucial. This review highlights research examining factors that influence BMD and BMC in children and adolescents. While a sizeable amount of variation in BMD and BMC in children and adolescents can be attributed to genetic factors and body size, studies have also shown the positive influence of physical activity and calcium intake on bone development. Research supporting the role of these modifiable factors varies according to age, sex and the bone site studied. During the pubertal years, large gains in BMD and BMC are evident. However, physical activity and calcium intake are also important to the development of BMD and BMC during the prepubertal years. Thus, actions taken throughout childhood may exert a great impact on BMD and BMC, and overall bone health as an adult.
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