NIH funds calcium research
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Two-year study evaluating whether calcium supplementation improves the health of overweight adults will enroll more than 300 participants by April 2003; 160 adults already have been recruited. Participants will be given either 1,500 mg calcium carbonate or placebo daily for two years; primary endpoints include improvements in body weight, cholesterol, blood pressure. Led by NIH principal investigator Shamik Parikh, MD, study is slated for completion in mid-2005 with funding from NICHD, ODS...
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Two-year study evaluating whether calcium supplementation improves the health of overweight adults will enroll more than 300 participants by April 2003; 160 adults already have been recruited. Participants will be given either 1,500 mg calcium carbonate or placebo daily for two years; primary endpoints include improvements in body weight, cholesterol, blood pressure. Led by NIH principal investigator Shamik Parikh, MD, study is slated for completion in mid-2005 with funding from NICHD, ODS.... |