| Need strong bones and teeth? Take enough calcium. | | | | by taking the additional amount of calcium may |
| What is calcium? | | | | decrease the risk of having osteoporosis, bone loss-in |
| Mainly, calcium is the most common mineral in our | | | | elderly men and postmenopausal women, and |
| body. Calcium comprises 99% of the structure of | | | | increasing the bone mineral density to children, |
| your bones and teeth, while the remaining 1% is | | | | adolescents, and adults. |
| found in your blood and soft tissues. Calcium provides | | | | You can get calcium in ample quantities in different |
| the needed strength and stiffness to the skeletal | | | | kinds of food and other supplements like calcium |
| system so as to keep you around and to protect | | | | tablets that can be purchased in drug stores. But |
| the internal organs as well. | | | | before purchasing any calcium tablets for your |
| Without enough calcium, your body would not be | | | | calcium needs, better consult first a doctor. |
| able to keep its constant cycle of rebuilding and | | | | Calcium tablets can help in adding the required calcium |
| growing of the bones so as to provide the required | | | | levels to your body as the National Institute of Health |
| strength to hold up your body. Your body’s | | | | Consensus Panel is recommending the calcium intake |
| need for the required calcium level changes very fast | | | | as follows: |
| as it goes through different levels from childhood to | | | | The 1,000 mg per day must be consumed by |
| adolescence stages. | | | | men who are 25-65 years old, women who are 25-50 |
| According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, | | | | years old, and to women who are 51-65 years old |
| the recommended calcium intake for adults over the | | | | that take estrogen. |
| age of 31 must consume 1000 mg everyday and this | | | | The 1,200 to 1,500 mg per day must be |
| will go up to 1200 mg everyday for adults over 51 | | | | consumed by persons who are 11-24 years old and |
| years of age. | | | | to pregnant and lactating women. |
| Furthermore, if you have an insufficient intake of the | | | | The 1,500 mg per day is needed to those |
| required calcium level from foods, it is advised that | | | | women who are 51-65 years old that is not taking |
| you must take additional calcium. You can ask for an | | | | estrogen and to everyone who are more than 65 |
| advice from your personal physician on how to get | | | | years old. |
| other calcium supplements. It’s is proven that | | | | |