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DRI Dietary Reference Intakes Calcium Vitamin D
African Americans
breast-fed infants and vitamin D, 385 , 494 –495
calcitriol levels, 260 –261 , 296
“calcium economy,” 294 , 517
cardiovascular mortality, 438
cognitive function, 186
diabetes, 153
limited data for DRI development, 347
multiple sclerosis, 174
puberty, 24
serum 25OHD levels
atherosclerotic plaque, 438 , 444
bone health, 106 , 208 , 260 –261 , 295 , 298 , 439 , 493
effects of skin pigmentation, 374 , 493 , 494 –495
vitamin D dose–response, 431
systemic lupus erythematosus, 177
Africans, 179 , 244 .
See also Gambians;
Nigerians
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Methods Reference Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, 127 , 128
overview of AHRQ-Ottawa and AHRQ-Tufts reports, 5 , 30 –31 , 97 –98 , 100 , 126 –127
Albumin. See Serum albumin
Alcohol consumption, 64 , 140 , 143 , 230 , 434
Allergies, 169 , 496 –498
All-laboratory trimmed mean (ALTM), 109
Alopecia, 94
Alpha-Tocopherol Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study (ATBC), 147 , 415 , 436
Altitude, 105
Alzheimer’s disease, 183 , 185
Amenorrhea, 502
American Academy of Dermatology, 495
American Academy of Pediatrics, 95 , 258
American Dietetic Association, 497
American Indians, 197 , 439
American Institute for Cancer Research, 415
Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study, 274
Anemia, 176
Angiotensin II, 190
Ankylosis, 174
Anorexia, 406 , 425
Anti-angiogenic action, 92 , 146
Antibody-based assays, 107 , 108 , 109 , 365
Anticonvulsants, 87 , 504
Anti-inflammatory action, 92 , 146 , 184 , 517
Antimicrobial activity, 177 , 178 , 179 , 181
Antirachitic, 80
Apoptosis, 77 , 92 , 140 , 143
Appetite loss, 171 –172
Arrhythmia, 147 , 406 , 425
Arsenic, 1114
Arthralgia, 176
Arthritis, 176 .
See also Osteoarthritis;
Rheumatoid arthritis
Asian ancestry or Asians, 179 , 199 , 231 , 252 , 254 , 268 , 347 , 439 .
See also Chinese ancestry or Chinese;
East Asian ancestry;
South Asian ancestry or South Asians
Assay shift and drift, 107 –111 , 365 –366 , 460 –461
Asthma, 4 , 129 , 168 –170 , 181 , 182
Atherosclerosis, 147 , 438 , 444
Atmospheric conditions, 104 , 105 , 492
Autism, 4 , 129 , 182 –183
Autoimmune disease, 4 , 5 , 78 , 91 , 170 –177 , 181 –182 , 189 , 192 .
See also Crohn’s disease;
Diabetes (type 1);
Inflammatory bowel disease;
Multiple sclerosis;
Osteoarthritis;
Rheumatoid arthritis;
Systemic lupus erythematosus
B
B cells, 91 , 170
Background intake. See Benchmark intake
Balance (calcium). See Calcium balance
Balance (physical), 166
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), 187
Behavior, 182 , 184 , 186 , 295
Benchmark intake (BI), 17 , 418 , 440 , 519
Bioavailability, 29 , 37 , 39 , 62 –63 , 498 , 503 , 516 , 521
Bioequivalence, 29 , 516 , 521
Biomarkers
for colon carcinogenesis, 144
of effect, 25 –26