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A convenient way of ensuring you receive your recommended daily allowance (RDA) for calcium, especially if you are unable to get enough calcium from your diet |
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| Calcium Carbonate |
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The preferred form of calcium for supplementation because it contains the highest amounts of elemental calcium |
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Calcium is an essential nutrient needed by almost every cell in your body: for your heart, nerves, muscles, blood, colon and bones |
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Your bones depend on calcium for strength
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The most abundant mineral in your body: 1% is found in the blood and the rest in bones. |
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If there is not enough calcium in your blood, however, the body takes the calcium it needs from your bones, which act like a bank for your calcium deposits. When calcium is taken from your bones, your bones become more fragile |
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May help build dense bones and prevent osteoporosis |
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Although osteoporosis affects mainly post-menopausal women – all men and women need the right amounts of calcium in early adulthood to optimise peak bone mass and protect against this bone disease later in life |
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The Health Promotion Board recommends 800mg of elemental calcium daily for adults aged 19 to 50, and about 1000mg for growing adolescents, pregnant/breastfeeding women and older adults |
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| Vitamin D |
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Helps the body absorb and maximise calcium |
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Asian women need more Vitamin D, as they typically get little calcium and limited exposure to sunlight |
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| Calcium Carbonate |
1500mg
(equiv. to calcium 600mg) |
| Vitamin D3 |
200IU (equiv. to cholecalciferol 5.0mcg) |
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Take two tablets daily with food, or as recommended by your health care professional
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