Calcium Plus Vitamin D Supplementation During the Third Trimester of Pregnancy in Adolescents Accustomed to Low Calcium Diets Does Not Affect Infant Bone Mass at Early Lactation in a Randomized Controlled Trial [Nutrient Requirements and Optimal Nutrition]

Conclusions: Calcium and vitamin D supplementation of the adolescents studied resulted in higher fetal body weight at 36 wk of gestation and had no effect on infant bone mass at 5 wk postpartum. Because correlations between maternal and infant bone mass were evident only in the placebo group, infant bone mass appeared to be more dependent on maternal skeletal mass when calcium intake was low. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01732328.

Source: Journal of Nutrition - July 1, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Diogenes, M. E. L., Bezerra, F. F., Rezende, E. P., Donangelo, C. M. Tags: Nutrient Requirements and Optimal Nutrition Source Type: research