| Calcium plays an important role in building healthy | | | | sources is greater than that absorbed from milk. |
| teeth and bones. What many people do not know is | | | | Although American women consume tremendous |
| that calcium is vital to every cell of the body for | | | | amounts of calcium, their rates of osteoporosis are |
| muscle function, nerve transmission, blood clotting | | | | among the highest in the world as the calcium from |
| and many other uses. Calcium is indeed a very | | | | dairy products are not absorbed well. Conversely, |
| important nutrient to have in our diet. | | | | Chinese people consume half as much calcium but |
| Calcium is a mineral that the body needs for | | | | most of it from plant sources and have very low |
| numerous functions, including building and maintaining | | | | incidence of the bone disease. |
| bones and teeth, blood clotting, the transmission of | | | | High protein diets appear to lead to increased calcium |
| nerve impulses, and the regulation of the heart's | | | | losses. It is advisable to take a diet that consists of |
| rhythm. Calcium has the potential to relieve | | | | more vegetables. Plant sources of calcium include |
| depression and anxiety associated with premenstrual | | | | dried beans, broccoli, and greens like beet, collards, |
| syndrome. It can also control high blood pressure, and | | | | spinach, kale, mustard and turnip. |
| ward off strokes. | | | | In order for your body to properly use fat-soluble |
| When you do not get enough calcium in your diet, | | | | vitamins, you need to have enough fats in your |
| the calcium stored in your bones will be used to | | | | foods. Calcium too requires fats for proper |
| supply the cells of your body with calcium. Hence, | | | | absorption. If you do not have enough fat in your |
| your bones suffer the consequences of a low-calcium | | | | diet, your body will not be able to properly use |
| diet and they become more susceptible to fractures. | | | | calcium and other fat-soluble vitamins. |
| Calcium plays a key role in metabolic disorders linked | | | | Coconut oil improves calcium and magnesium |
| to obesity and insulin resistance. A diet low in calcium | | | | absorption and supports the development of strong |
| literally stockpiles fat cells while a duet rich in calcium | | | | bones and teeth. The fat in coconut oil is made up of |
| depletes them. Taking sufficient calcium prevents | | | | medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) which are more |
| weight gain. A high calcium diet leads to the release | | | | easily digested than the long-chain fatty acids found |
| of a hormone which sends signals to the body's fat | | | | in other oils. |
| cells to lose weight. | | | | MCFAs are processed directly in the liver and |
| A lack of calcium is one of the main causes of | | | | immediately converted into energy. There is |
| osteoporosis. Often, people are encouraged to drink | | | | therefore less strain on the liver, pancreas and |
| milk to build up their calcium stores to prevent | | | | digestive system and, being easily digested, they also |
| osteoporosis. However, taking milk as a calcium | | | | tend to improve the absorption of other nutrients like |
| source has been vastly over-rated. Studies have | | | | calcium. |
| revealed the amount of calcium absorbed from plant | | | | |