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Dietary Calcium and Obesity

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Calcium in Human Health

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The incidence of obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions, and it is estimated that 97 million adults are overweight or obese (1). Obesity substantially increases morbidity from a variety of diseases, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, and stroke. Recent studies also support an association between obesity and increased risk of several types of cancers including endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon (1). Despite efforts to reduce the prevalence of obesity, the incidence has risen since 1960, and in the last decade 55% of adults age 20 yr or older are overweight and obese. Clearly, obesity is a multifactorial disease that involves interactions with genetics and environment; its rapid rise in the last several decades demonstrates that environmental factors play a substantial role in the recent development and increase in the incidence of this disease.

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  1. Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

    Dorothy Teegarden PhD

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    Connie M. Weaver PhD

  2. Creighton University, Omaha, NE

    Robert P. Heaney MD (John A. Creighton University Professor) (John A. Creighton University Professor)

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Teegarden, D. (2006). Dietary Calcium and Obesity. In: Weaver, C.M., Heaney, R.P. (eds) Calcium in Human Health. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-961-5_21

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