Bedouin osteomalacia due to calcium deprivation caused by high phytic acid content of unleavened bread

Bedouin osteomalacia due to calcium deprivation caused by high phytic acid content of unleavened bread

Osteomalacia in the Bedouin was found in one case to be associated with a high phytic acid intake (in the form of unleavened bread) and a low calcium intake (500 mg/day). Vitamin D was within normal levels. The hypothesis is presented that osteomalacia in the Bedouin should be regarded as akin to th...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of clinical nutrition 1973-09, Vol.26 (9), p.910-911
Hauptverfasser: Berlyne, G.M., Ari, J.Ben, Nord, E., Shainkin, R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Bread - adverse effects
Bread - analysis
Calcium
Calcium, Dietary
Deficiency Diseases - complications
Deficiency Diseases - etiology
Ethnic Groups
Feeding Behavior
Flour - analysis
Humans
Inositol - adverse effects
Inositol - analysis
Israel
Male
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Osteomalacia - etiology
Triticum - analysis
Vitamin D - blood
Vitamin D - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:Osteomalacia in the Bedouin was found in one case to be associated with a high phytic acid intake (in the form of unleavened bread) and a low calcium intake (500 mg/day). Vitamin D was within normal levels. The hypothesis is presented that osteomalacia in the Bedouin should be regarded as akin to the osteomalacia seen in Indians living in the United Kingdom whose main caloric source is the chapati.
ISSN:0002-9165
1938-3207
DOI:10.1093/ajcn/26.9.910