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Health
Vitamins
& Minerals
Calcium
Drink
your milk! Finish that cheese sandwich!
Well-known
by moms everywhere for its importance to good teeth and bone
health, check out additional research studies suggesting other
benefits. Calcium is a hot topic on health and nutrition pages
across the Web...
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Calcium
Fast Facts
Foods:
milk, cheese & most other
dairy products, broccoli, kale,
collards
What
it's good for: strong
teeth, joints, bones & muscle
tissue
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The
Calcium Information Resource -
The complete picture with a Calcium 101 guide to how
much to take, where to find it, with more in-depth information
including an interactive calcium calculator, downloadable
tutorial, a kids corner, and related links and resources.
MedlinePlus:
Calcium - Up to the minute news, overviews, tests
and clinical trials, with the latest nutrition information
from various resources around the Web including facts targeted
to women, children and teens.
Calcium
FactSheet
- What it is, why it's important, average intake in the typical
American diet, recommended RDA, good food sources and advice
on how to best prepare them to retain the nutrient, from the
Ohio State University Extension.
The
Vegetarian Society UK - Information Sheet - Calcium
- How it functions, the importance of calcium in the vegetarian
diet, with information on good food sources, required intake
to maintain health, and a sample meal plan.
Vitamin
D - The importance of Vitamin D in increasing absorption
of calcium in the system, with good food sources for the nutrient
and recommended supplements, from the Osteoporosis Society
of Canada.
Calcium,
Linus Pauling Institute's Micronutrient Information Center
- The role calcium plays in disease prevention with a discussion
on colorectal cancer, osteoporosis, kidney stones and more,
together with information on calcium deficiency, food sources,
recommended intake, drug and nutrient interactions including
that of Vitamin D, protein, phospherous, sodium and caffeine.
Calcium
and Milk: Nutrition Source, Harvard School of Public Health
- Layman-friendly and fairly comprehensive with facts on bone
health, osteoporosis, Vitamin D, natural and alternate sources
of calcium, the dangers of a high calcium diet, and related
references.
NOF
Osteoporosis Prevention - Calcium and Vitamin D Recommendations
- Calcium intake recommendations by age level, with information
on lactose intolerance, the use of calcium supplements and
more on calcium
interactions.
also in Vitamins & Minerals -> Vitamin
D
also
see in Diseases -> Arthritis
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Stones
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