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A systematic review of the effects of calcium supplementation on body weight

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2007

Rebecca Trowman ,
Jo C. Dumville ,
Seokyung Hahn  and
David J. Torgerson
Rebecca Trowman
Affiliation:
University of YorkSeebohm Rowntree BuildingDepartment of Health SciencesYork YO10 5DDUK
Jo C. Dumville*
Affiliation:
University of YorkSeebohm Rowntree BuildingDepartment of Health SciencesYork YO10 5DDUK
Seokyung Hahn
Affiliation:
Medical Research Collaborating Center, Seoul National University College of MedicineSeoul National University HospitalSeoul 110-744Korea
David J. Torgerson
Affiliation:
University of YorkSeebohm Rowntree BuildingDepartment of Health SciencesYork YO10 5DDUK
*
*Corresponding author: Dr Jo Dumville, fax +44 1904 321387, Email [email protected]
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Abstract

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Animal studies and epidemiological studies have suggested that Ca supplementation (with Ca supplements or dairy products) may be associated with weight loss in human adults. We aimed toassess whether any association was present by reviewing relevant randomized controlled trials in human subjects. The study was a systematic review and subsequent meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that used Ca supplementation as an intervention in persons 18 or more years of age, and that reported body weight as a final outcome. A total of thirteen randomized controlled trials were included in the meta-analysis. There was no association between the increased consumption of either Ca supplements or dairy products and weight loss after adjusting fordifferences in baseline weights between the control and intervention groups (P=0·19 and 0·85, respectively). We therefore concluded that Ca supplementation has no statistically significant association with a reduction in body weight.

Keywords

Calcium supplementationSystematic reviewWeight loss
Type
Review Article
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 95 , Issue 6 , June 2006 , pp. 1033 - 1038
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2006

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