Facts about Calcium

3 Important Facts about Calcium
1.  Calcium helps in proper digestion of food
Calcium helps break down the acid to help produce the proper digestion. Calcium also helps in losing weights.
2. Calcium prevents depression in women.
calcium deficiency might be a cause of pre-menstrual syndrome in women and prolonged state of depression, especially after giving birth.
3. Calcium is important for blood clotting.
Calcium and vitamin K are vital to be present in the blood in order to form blood clots. The blood of people who are deficient of calcium takes longer to clot and hence there is a danger of too much blood loss.

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Calcium in Diet, But Not Pills, May Help You Live Longer

This article is found in Humboldt library shows how a calcium rich diet is better then just taking a pill.
""Calcium supplements seem to have minimal cardiovascular effects (Tuft University)."

http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.ezproxy.humboldt.edu/hww/results/getResults.jhtml?_DARGS=/hww/results/results_common.jhtml.34

Calcium Information Resource

http://www.calciuminfo.com/about/obesity.aspx
This website provides a lot of information about calcium. It explains that the lack of calcium can lead to obesity in people. "Each 300 mg increase in regular calcium intake per day was associated with approximately 1 kg less body fat in children and 2.5-3.0 kg lower body weight in adults." Very useful information provided on the website.

Calcium and Nutrition

This website provides information about just how important calcium is to the body. Low doses of calcium can lead to a loss in bone mass and higher risk in bone fractures. The website also provides examples of food that will help increase the intake of calcium.
http://www.pamf.org/patients/CalciumHandout.html

Calcium Uses

Calcium Uses

• for strong teeth and bones
• minimize bone loss
• prevent osteoporosis
• for muscles
• for nerves
• blood clots
• manage weigh
• manage high blood pressure
• colon cancer
• kidney stones
• cardiovascular disease

Recommended adequate intake by the IOM for calcium

Recommended adequate intake by the IOM for calcium:
Age                                                     Calcium (mg/day)
0-6 months                                                      210
7-12 months                                                    270
1-3 years                                                         500
4-8 years                                                         800
9-18 years                                                       1300
19-50 years                                                     1000
51+ years                                                        1200

Poor Health makes Osteoporosis Common in the U.S.

This article provides information that people with poor health can get osteoporosis. 50% of women between the ages of 45-70. Osteoporosis is a weakening of the bones whereby they become brittle and can easily fracture (Natural News).
http://www.naturalnews.com/028826_osteoporosis_health.html

Calcium and Vitamin supplements reduce breast cancer risk

Here is an article about calcium and how it helps reduce breast cancer by 40%. It doesn't reduce it the next day, but slowly everyday it helps reduce breast cancer.
http://www.naturalnews.com/029936_vitamins_breast_cancer.html

Calcium Information

~Calcium uses proper blood clotting
~Calcium has 3 major regulators blood calcium are: Parathryoid hormone (PTH), Vitamin D, Calcitonin
~Dietary calcium is absorbed in the small intestine

Vitamin D3 and Calcium to Prevent Hip Fractures in Elderly Women

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199212033272305
This newspaper article explains that by having an intake of vitamin D3 and Calcium that elderly women can preven hip fractures by 43%. The women who took the calcium and the vitamin D3 were able to make their bone density a lot stronger and were able to handle more pressures on their bones.