[WHAT IT DOES: With 99 percent of the body's calcium stored in the skeleton and teeth, the main role of the mineral is to help build bones and increase bone density. However, calcium has other functions, too, including helping blood clot and muscles contract. When the body is short on calcium for these purposes, it steals the mineral from your bones.] Unless we constantly replenish our supply of calcium, drop by drop, our bones become thinner from depleting our calcium savings account, ... It's like living off your principal instead of your interest. It's not smart, and it puts you at risk for osteoporosis. |
Bones are meant to sustain work. If you don't work and exercise and put some stress on the bones, you won't have good bone strength no matter what you eat, |
It's a marvelous campaign, but it didn't increase milk consumption. |
It's not surprising there was a blunted response. |
The best five sources of calcium are food, food, food, fortified food and supplements. In that order, ... I strongly recommend getting much of your calcium through food since these foods contain other nutrients the body needs. A body with a low calcium intake is a body that's low on other nutrients, as well. |
Unless we constantly replenish our supply of calcium, drop by drop, our bones become thinner from depleting our calcium savings account. It's like living off your principal instead of your interest. It's not smart, and it puts you at risk for osteoporosis. |