Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionThe importance of calcium intake from dairy has been investigated in several studies with discrepant results. Meta-analyses have shown beneficial effects of dairy intake on cardiovascular health with an inverse association between intake and cardiovascular disease. However, a recent trial has suggested an increase in blood pressure in the hours following intake of 1000 mg of calcium citrate compared with placebo. So far, it has not been inves...

Introduction: Hereditary hypophosphatemia (HH) are rare diseases, characterized by increased levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), excessive renal phosphate wasting and inappropriately low 1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D causing hypophosphatemia. In children, the diseases manifest as rickets and osteomalacia, in adults only osteomalacia. Studies in cardiovascular risk among patients with HH are few and inconclusive. Some have found left ventricular hypertrophy in children an...

Introduction: Vitamin D insufficiency (25-hydroxy vitamin D <50 nmol/l) is a global health problem. Vitamin D food fortification might be the solution, but knowledge is sparse on whether fortification of various food items affects the bioavailability differently. It is generally assumed that ingesting vitamin D with a fatty meal improves the bioavailability of vitamin D. Furthermore, complex formation with whey protein isolate (WPI) may enhance the stability of vitamin D a...