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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Nutr.
Sec. Clinical Nutrition
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1421275
This article is part of the Research Topic Optimizing Hydration: Advances in Understanding, Assessment, and Promotion View all articles

The Impacts of People At-Risk of Either Cow Milk Allergies or Lactose Intolerance on Their Daily Calcium Intake and Bone Mineral Density

Provisionally accepted
Alongkote Singhato Alongkote Singhato 1*Kornkanok Kongpharm Kornkanok Kongpharm 1Parinda Nakklay Parinda Nakklay 1Chunhakan Kongtong Chunhakan Kongtong 1Pichaya Tanapumchai Pichaya Tanapumchai 1Lukkamol Prapkree Lukkamol Prapkree 2Narisa Rueangsri Narisa Rueangsri 1
  • 1 Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand
  • 2 University of Kansas Health System, Topeka, Kansas, United States

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    Background: People who are at-risk of either cow milk allergies or lactose intolerance may need to avoid consuming milk and milk products which are well known as abundant sources of calcium (Ca). This could affect bone health by limiting Ca intake. Nowadays, there is limited knowledge on the impact of people at -risk of cow milk allergies on their daily Ca intake and bone mineral density (BMD). This study aimed to investigate the differences between the amount of Ca intake and BMD values among at risk of cow milk allergies and non-risk people.Methods: Eighty participants were recruited and further conducted the quota sampled into 2 groups; at-risk cow milk allergies (AR) group (n=40) and normal (NOR) group using the cow milk allergies and lactose intolerance screening questionnaire. All participants completed the anthropometric assessment, body composition analyses, 3-day dietary record, and bone mass density (wrist and ankle bone) measurement using the dual x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) technique to compare the differences of variables between 2 groups.Results: Participants in the AR group presented a significantly lower amount of Ca intake (317 mg/day) than the NOR group (623 mg/day) (p<0.05). The bone mineral density (BMD) parameters found that there were significantly higher T-scores and BMD values of wrist (T-score = -0.27 and BMD = 0.57 g/cm2) and ankle (T-score = -0.01 and BMD = 0.59 g/cm2) bone when compared with the AR group (T-score = -1.96 and BMD = 0.48 g/cm2 for wrist, and T-score = -1.18 and BMD = 0.47 g/cm2 for ankle) (p<0.05). In addition, results indicatedthe significantly positive correlations between the amount of Ca intake and the T-scores and BMD values of both wrist and ankle bone among participants (p<0.05).In this responding sample, participants at-risk of cow milk allergies had a significantly negative impact on the amount of Ca intake and BMD values.Professionals in nutrition and dietetics should provide nutrition education and strategies that enhance the Ca intake among this population to help them meet daily Ca intake recommendation leading to better bone health.

    Keywords: bone mineral density, Calcium intake, Cow milk allergy, DEXA, Lactose Intolerance

    Received: 22 Apr 2024; Accepted: 26 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Singhato, Kongpharm, Nakklay, Kongtong, Tanapumchai, Prapkree and Rueangsri. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Alongkote Singhato, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand

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