2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Randomized controlled trial of calcium supplementation for the chemoprevention of lifestyle-related diseases

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21790574
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Public health/Health science
Research Institution	Niigata University
Principal Investigator	OYAMA Mari Niigata University, 医歯学系, 助教 (00447608)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2010
Keywords	保健栄養
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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