SynthesisOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2017
Global dietary calcium intake among adults: a systematic review.
Synthesis in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 176 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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176 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 376 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Vitamin D Status of Patients with Severe Obesity in Various Regions Worldwide.Obesity facts · 2023Pooled it
- Dietary calcium intake and change in bone mineral density in older adults: a systematic review of longitudinal cohort studies.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of Calcium Fortified Foods on Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- Fermented Milk Products and Bone Health in Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials, Prospective Cohorts, and Case-Control Studies.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2020Pooled it
- Nutritional Support and Physical Modalities for People with Osteoporosis: Current Opinion.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- Low Prevalence of Exploratory Biochemical Patterns Compatible with Osteomalacia in a Large Cohort of Participants with Low Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels.Calcified tissue international · 2026Trial
- The effect of the social and interpersonal-based intervention on calcium consumption among pregnant women.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
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- No effect of maternal calcium intake and bone resorption during pregnancy on offspring bone mineral density at age 5 years.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2022Trial
- A Multi-Mineral Intervention to Modulate Colonic Mucosal Protein Profile: Results from a 90-Day Trial in Human Subjects.Nutrients · 2021Trial
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- Relative bioavailability and pharmacokinetic comparison of calcium glucoheptonate with calcium carbonate.Pharmacology research & perspectives · 2020Trial
- Improving Calcium Knowledge and Intake in Young Adults Via Social Media and Text Messages: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Trial
- Eldecalcitol increases bone mineral density in Chinese osteoporotic patients without vitamin D or calcium supplementation.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2019Trial
- Assessing bone mineral changes in response to vitamin D supplementation using natural variability in stable isotopes of Calcium in Urine.Scientific reports · 2018Trial
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- From Synthesis Optimization to Chelation Mechanism: A Rice Protein Peptide-Calcium Complex Enhances Intestinal Calcium Absorption and Bone Formation via the TRPV6-Calbindin9k Axis.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Multilevel, Actionable Factors Related to Adolescent Dairy Intake: A Scoping Review Guided by the Social Ecological Model.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Review
116 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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- Erratum issued
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12 authors at 7 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
Low calcium intake may adversely affect bone health in adults. Recognizing the presence of low calcium intake is necessary to develop national strategies to optimize intake. To highlight regions where calcium intake should be improved, we systematically searched for the most representative national dietary calcium intake data in adults from the general population in all countries. We searched 13 electronic databases and requested data from domain experts. Studies were double-screened for eligibility. Data were extracted into a standard form. We developed an interactive global map, categorizing countries based on average calcium intake and summarized differences in intake based on sex, age, and socioeconomic status. Searches yielded 9780 abstracts. Across the 74 countries with data, average national dietary calcium intake ranges from 175 to 1233 mg/day. Many countries in Asia have average dietary calcium intake less than 500 mg/day. Countries in Africa and South America mostly have low calcium intake between about 400 and 700 mg/day. Only Northern European countries have national calcium intake greater than 1000 mg/day. Survey data for three quarters of available countries were not nationally representative. Average calcium intake is generally lower in women than men, but there are no clear patterns across countries regarding relative calcium intake by age, sex, or socioeconomic status. The global calcium map reveals that many countries have low average calcium intake. But recent, nationally representative data are mostly lacking. This review draws attention to regions where measures to increase calcium intake are likely to have skeletal benefits.
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