Dietary Calcium Intake and Fat Mass in Spanish Young Adults: The Role of Muscle Strength.

ABSTRACT: Obesity is declared as a chronic multifaceted health problem, and young adults may be particularly vulnerable to weight gain. This study aims to identify the role of dietary calcium intake and the muscle strength index in handling excess of fat mass in young adults and to examine if the relationship between dietary calcium intake and fat mass percentage is mediated by muscle strength. A cross-sectional study including 355 Spanish college students (aged 21.05 ± 3.11) was performed during the 2017-2018 academic year. Pearson correlation coefficients were estimated to determine the relationship between dietary calcium intake, fat mass percentage, body mass index, muscle strength components, and total energy intake. ANCOVA models were used to analyze the differences in the muscle strength inde

SUBMITTER: Torres-Costoso A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8705271 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature