Dietary calcium and chronic diseases Journal Article
| Authors: | McCarron, D. A.; Lipkin, M.; Rivlin, R. S.; Heaney, R. P. |
| Article Title: | Dietary calcium and chronic diseases |
| Abstract: | The Agricultural Revolution was almost certainly associated with a substantial decrease in human calcium intake. Calcium intakes typical of contemporary humans may well be inadequate for many individuals. Various slowly developing chronic disorders such as osteoporosis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and colon cancer may be induced or exaggerated by the current low level of dietary calcium intake in Western societies. We propose two hypotheses relating calcium intake to diverse diseases: first, the adaptation required to adjust to low intakes is inadequate to maintain critical components of cellular calcium regulation; second, the constant, forced adaptive response to low intake itself produces untoward consequences. © 1990. |
| Keywords: | hypertension; models, biological; calcium; chronic disease; colon cancer; osteoporosis; hyperlipidemia; calcium metabolism; disease; etiology; human; priority journal; article; adaptation, physiological; calcium, dietary |
| Journal Title: | Medical Hypotheses |
| Volume: | 31 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 0306-9877 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 1990-04-01 |
| Start Page: | 265 |
| End Page: | 273 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0306-9877(90)90017-9 |
| PUBMED: | 2192236 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| DOI/URL: | |
| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 27 January 2020 -- Source: Scopus |
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