Scope: Intestinal alkaline phosphatase is a brush border enzyme that is stimulated by calcium. Inhibition of intestinal alkaline phosphatase increases intestinal calcium absorption. We hypothesized that intestinal alkaline ...

There are striking inequities in calcium intake between rich and poor populations. Appropriate calcium intake has shown many health benefits, such as reduction of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, lower blood pressure ...

The parafascicular nucleus (Pf) is an ascending target of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) and is part of the “non-specific” intralaminar thalamus. The PPN, part of the reticular activating system, is mainly involved in ...

Introduction: Obesity is a major and challenging public health problem. The aim of this substudy is to evaluate the effect of calcium supplementation on body weight in women recruited in the Calcium and Preeclampsia trial. ...

The biomineralization process is genetically controlled, and it is the result of the metabolic activity of different organisms. Microorganisms, plants and animals produce calcium biomineralizations, calcium oxalates and ...

Objective: To describe the calcium concentration of tap and bottled waters from Argentina and to estimate the contribution of drinking water to calcium recommendations. Results: Calcium concentrations provided by water ...

Low calcium intake is common worldwide and can result in nutritional rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. Calcium-fortified foods could improve calcium intake. However, there is limited calcium fortification ...

Low dietary calcium is very common in many populations, contributing to nutritional rickets/osteomalacia in children/adults and increasing the risk of several health problems. Calcium is a nutrient of concern as the ...