Calcium revisited.

From: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients | Date: November 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Introduction

Ask any household in the Western world, 'What is the most important mineral for health?,' and the majority will answer 'Calcium!' Yet, despite this general knowledge about calcium, the average American female obtains well below the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA)for calcium throughout the majority of her life. For men the figures are better, but their intake of calcium is still well below the RDA both during adolescence and when they are over 50 years old. See Figure 1. From this we understand that the modem diet is not supporting the body's need for calcium, ...

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