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Calcium gives black teens heart benefits

Calcium supplements can slightly reduce blood pressure in black teens whose diets contain too little of this essential mineral.

 

References:

Dwyer, J.H., et al. 1998. Dietary calcium, calcium supplementation, and blood pressure in African American adolescents. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 68(September):648.

 

Further Readings:

1991. Social stress linked to hypertension. Science News 139(Feb. 16):111.

1986. Historical roots of hypertension. Science News 129(May 3):280.

Ascherio, A., et al. 1998. Intake of potassium, magnesium, calcium, and fiber and risk of stroke among U.S. men. Circulation 98(Sept. 22):1198.

Belizán, J.M., et al. 1997. Long term effect of calcium supplementation during pregnancy on the blood pressure of offspring: Follow up of a randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal 315(Aug. 2):281.

Cowen, R. 1990. Salt’s added injury to arteries. Science News 137(April 14):238.

Eron, C. 1988. Young hearts. Science News 134(Oct. 8):234.

Fackelmann, K.A. 1991. The African gene? Science News 140(Oct. 19):254.

______. 1990. Magnesium eases diabetic blood pressure. Science News 138(Sept. 22):189.

McCarron, D.A., J.A. Metz, and D.C. Hatton. 1998. Mineral intake and blood pressure in African Americans. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 68(September):517.

Raloff, J. 1993. Anxious men risk hypertension. Science News 144(Dec. 4):380.

Silberner, J. 1986. Salt-sensitive genes. Science News 130(Nov. 29):349.

 

Sources:

James H. Dwyer
University of Southern California
Department of Preventive Medicine
1540 Alcazar Street CHP 205
Los Angeles, CA 90033-4500
E-mail: jimdwye@hsc.usc.edu

Janice Lea
Emory University School of Medicine
1639 Pierce Drive
WMB Room 338
Atlanta, GA 30322

Elijah Saunders
University of Maryland School of Medicine at Baltimore
Professional Building
419 Redwod Street, Suite 620
Baltimore, MD 21201

From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 13, September 26, 1998, p. 198.
Copyright Ó 1998 by Science Service.

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