2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Randomized controlled trial of calcium supplementation for the chemoprevention of lifestyle-related diseases
| Project/Area Number |
21790574
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Public health/Health science
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| Research Institution | Niigata University |
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Principal Investigator |
OYAMA Mari Niigata University, 医歯学系, 助教 (00447608)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 保健栄養 |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this study was to reveal a possible effect of calcium supplementation on risk-factor profiles of atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women. Four-hundred fifty women were divided into the following three groups : 1) receiving 500 mg/day of calcium supplement, 2) receiving 250 mg/day of calcium supplement, and 3) placebo. Risk-factor profiles were compared among the three groups. It is suggested that a calcium supplement 250 or 500 mg/day lowers blood pressure of Japanese elderly women.
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