ESPE Abstracts

Background: The primary source of dietary calcium is often cow’s milk. Previous studies show a reduced bone mineral density (BMD), measured by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, in children with cow’s milk allergy (CMA). No studies using peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) to determine bone health have been carried out in subjects with CMA. Long-term effects of a milk elimination diet during infancy on bone health are unknown.<p c...

Introduction: The human fecal microbiota is known to shift in composition during adolescence, but whether fecal microbiota is associated with timing of sexual maturation is unknown. In mice, the change in the composition of fecal microbiota during puberty appears to be sex-specific and associate with changes in testosterone. We investigated the association between intestinal microbiota and pubertal timing in adolescents.Subjects ...