A systemic review on global dietary calcium intake in adults / 中华内分泌代谢杂志

ABSTRACT

Low calcium intake may impose adverse impacts on bone health. The current paper is the Chinese translation for a systemic review article published in December, 2017 in Osteoporosis International with open access [ Balk EM, Adam GP, Langberg VN, et al. Global dietary calcium intake among adults a systematic review. Osteoporos Int. 2017;28 ( 12 )3315-332 ] . Through searching 13 electronic databases and requesting data from domain experts, an interactive global calcium map was developed. Average national dietary calcium intake ranges from 175 to 1233 mg/day. Many Asia countries 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. This review draws attention to regions where measures to increase calcium intake are likely to have skeletal benefits.