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Dietary Fat and Calcium Wastage in Old Age
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NutritionExperimental NutritionObesityBody CompositionDietary FatPublic HealthHealth SciencesAnimal PhysiologyNutrient PhysiologyAnimal NutritionFood DigestionClinical NutritionEndocrinologyPhysiologyCalcium BalanceFat LevelYoung RatsNutritional ScienceHuman NutritionMetabolism
In a series of 9 studies on rats and hamsters it was determined that the level of fat in the diet did not influence the calcium balance for young rats and hamsters but that with increasing age the higher the fat level in the diet the greater the excretion of calcium in the feces.