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Assessment of Lactose-Free Diet on the Phalangeal Bone Mineral Status in Italian Adolescents Affected by Adult-Type Hypolactasia
Adult-type hypolactasia (ATH) is a clinical syndrome of primary lactase deficiency. A lactose-free diet is advisable to avoid the symptoms linked to the condition, but this potentially creates problems for optimal bone mineralization due to reduced calcium intake. To evaluate the effect of the lacto...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5986438/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29723971 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10050558 |
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author | Baldan, Alessandro Tagliati, Sylvie Saccomandi, Daniela Brusaferro, Andrea Busoli, Laura Scala, Andrea Malaventura, Cristina Maggiore, Giuseppe Borgna-Pignatti, Caterina |
author_facet | Baldan, Alessandro Tagliati, Sylvie Saccomandi, Daniela Brusaferro, Andrea Busoli, Laura Scala, Andrea Malaventura, Cristina Maggiore, Giuseppe Borgna-Pignatti, Caterina |
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description | Adult-type hypolactasia (ATH) is a clinical syndrome of primary lactase deficiency. A lactose-free diet is advisable to avoid the symptoms linked to the condition, but this potentially creates problems for optimal bone mineralization due to reduced calcium intake. To evaluate the effect of the lactose-free diet on the bone mineral status (BMS), we compared the phalangeal BMS of adolescents with ATH to that of peers on a normal diet. Also, we analyzed the correlations between BMS and dietary behavior, physical exercise, and calcium and vitamin D intake. A total of 102 cases and 102 healthy controls filled out a diet record and underwent phalangeal Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS). No difference in BMS was observed. The time spent on lactose-free diet (4.8 ± 3.1 years) was inversely correlated to the BMS. More than 98% of cases consumed lactose-free milk, but calcium and vitamin D intake were significantly lower. Calcium intake was correlated to physical exercise but not to BMS. Our results suggest that a lactose-free diet does not affect the phalangeal BMS of adolescents with primary lactase deficiency when their diet includes lactose-free cow’s milk. However, there is still a significantly lower calcium intake than in the population reference. The inverse correlation observed between the BMS and the time spent on a lactose-free diet suggests that a long-term follow-up is advisable. |
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spelling | pubmed-59864382018-06-05 Assessment of Lactose-Free Diet on the Phalangeal Bone Mineral Status in Italian Adolescents Affected by Adult-Type Hypolactasia Baldan, Alessandro Tagliati, Sylvie Saccomandi, Daniela Brusaferro, Andrea Busoli, Laura Scala, Andrea Malaventura, Cristina Maggiore, Giuseppe Borgna-Pignatti, Caterina Nutrients Article Adult-type hypolactasia (ATH) is a clinical syndrome of primary lactase deficiency. A lactose-free diet is advisable to avoid the symptoms linked to the condition, but this potentially creates problems for optimal bone mineralization due to reduced calcium intake. To evaluate the effect of the lactose-free diet on the bone mineral status (BMS), we compared the phalangeal BMS of adolescents with ATH to that of peers on a normal diet. Also, we analyzed the correlations between BMS and dietary behavior, physical exercise, and calcium and vitamin D intake. A total of 102 cases and 102 healthy controls filled out a diet record and underwent phalangeal Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS). No difference in BMS was observed. The time spent on lactose-free diet (4.8 ± 3.1 years) was inversely correlated to the BMS. More than 98% of cases consumed lactose-free milk, but calcium and vitamin D intake were significantly lower. Calcium intake was correlated to physical exercise but not to BMS. Our results suggest that a lactose-free diet does not affect the phalangeal BMS of adolescents with primary lactase deficiency when their diet includes lactose-free cow’s milk. However, there is still a significantly lower calcium intake than in the population reference. The inverse correlation observed between the BMS and the time spent on a lactose-free diet suggests that a long-term follow-up is advisable. MDPI 2018-05-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5986438/ /pubmed/29723971 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10050558 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Baldan, Alessandro Tagliati, Sylvie Saccomandi, Daniela Brusaferro, Andrea Busoli, Laura Scala, Andrea Malaventura, Cristina Maggiore, Giuseppe Borgna-Pignatti, Caterina Assessment of Lactose-Free Diet on the Phalangeal Bone Mineral Status in Italian Adolescents Affected by Adult-Type Hypolactasia |
title | Assessment of Lactose-Free Diet on the Phalangeal Bone Mineral Status in Italian Adolescents Affected by Adult-Type Hypolactasia |
title_full | Assessment of Lactose-Free Diet on the Phalangeal Bone Mineral Status in Italian Adolescents Affected by Adult-Type Hypolactasia |
title_fullStr | Assessment of Lactose-Free Diet on the Phalangeal Bone Mineral Status in Italian Adolescents Affected by Adult-Type Hypolactasia |
title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Lactose-Free Diet on the Phalangeal Bone Mineral Status in Italian Adolescents Affected by Adult-Type Hypolactasia |
title_short | Assessment of Lactose-Free Diet on the Phalangeal Bone Mineral Status in Italian Adolescents Affected by Adult-Type Hypolactasia |
title_sort | assessment of lactose-free diet on the phalangeal bone mineral status in italian adolescents affected by adult-type hypolactasia |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5986438/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29723971 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10050558 |
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