Studies on calcium absorption from milk using a double-label stable isotope technique

Fairweather-Tait, Susan J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1413-5569, Johnson, Amanda, Eagles, J., Ganatra, Smita, Kennedy, H. and Gurr, M. I. (1989) Studies on calcium absorption from milk using a double-label stable isotope technique. British Journal of Nutrition, 62 (2). pp. 379-388. ISSN 0007-1145

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Abstract

Calcium absorption was measured in ten male volunteers from skimmed milk, Ca-enriched skimmed milk or watercress (Nasturtium officinale) soup. The foods were labelled extrinsically with 30 mg 44Ca. Shortly after consuming the labelled meal, each subject was given an intravenous injection of 3 mg 42Ca. Fractional absorption from the oral dose was determined from plasma and urine samples collected 24-72 h later, using fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry to measure isotope ratios. The values for urine and plasma were in good agreement. Mean percentage absorption was 45.5 (SEM 1.9)% from the skimmed milk, 35.7 (SEM 4.7)% from the Ca-enriched milk and 27.4 (SEM 1.9)% from the watercress soup. The effect of consuming 568 ml (1 pint) Ca-enriched milk each day for 4 weeks on the efficiency of absorption of Ca was studied. Although there was no statistically significant difference between Ca absorption before and after the supplementation period, the results were considered to be somewhat inconclusive due to the small number of subjects and wide individual variation in Ca absorption.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	absorption,adult,animals,calcium isotopes,calcium, dietary,humans,intestinal absorption,male,milk
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Musculoskeletal Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	05 Aug 2014 12:52
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 01:20
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/49244
DOI:	10.1079/BJN19890038

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