MrsD saw my post about calcium in the GS group and asked me to post it here. Kind regards, KimS

We all know about the dairy content, so I'm not going to address dairy in this post... I'm going to focus on 'other' sources of calcium:

http://www.webmd.com/content/tools/1... =3&q6=3&q7=2

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Many foods are fortified with calcium, so they offer as much calcium as milk. One cup of 1% low-fat milk has 290 milligrams of calcium. Regular orange juice, soymilk, and rice milk contain some natural amounts of calcium, but not nearly as much as found in milk. Fortifying boosts calcium content. For instance, a cup of regular soymilk has only 93 milligrams of calcium, while fortified soymilk provides 368 milligrams. Be sure to shake fortified drinks vigorously. Calcium is a mineral that can settle to the bottom of containers.

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A 3-ounce serving size of canned Atlantic sardines contains 325 milligrams of calcium, compared with 336 milligrams for a 1.5-ounce serving of Swiss cheese. Sardines are an excellent calcium source because they contain soft bones. In contrast, 3 ounces of fresh Atlantic salmon contain only 13 milligrams of calcium. Canned salmon with bones has more - about 180 milligrams of calcium. Canned light tuna has 9 milligrams. For a safer choice, select fish that are lower in mercury. For example, canned light tuna has less mercury than albacore "white" tuna.




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Which fruit has more than half of the calcium found in cottage cheese?
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The correct answer is: Orange

An orange has 48 milligrams of calcium, which is about two-thirds the amount in a half-cup of cottage cheese (69 milligrams). In contrast, an apple has 8 milligrams and a banana, 6 milligrams. Another good fruit source for calcium: prunes. One half cup of prunes delivers 48 milligrams of calcium.



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Cream cheese and other high-fat foods, such as cream and half-and-half, offer you little calcium. They're mostly fat. One tablespoon of cream cheese provides only 12 milligrams of calcium. In contrast, a cup of raw broccoli contains 43 milligrams, a cup of raw kale, 90 milligrams, and an artichoke delivers 56 milligrams of calcium.


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A 3-ounce serving of fish such as salmon, mackerel, and tuna has more natural vitamin D than a cup of milk. Salmon has 360 IU (international units) of vitamin D, mackerel contains 345 IU, and canned tuna in oil contains 200 IU. Unfortified milk has just 98 IU of vitamin D.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/002412.htm

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Comparing the RDA to the food sources of calcium helps to put the RDA in perspective:

• 8-ounce glass of milk = 300 milligrams
• 2 ounces of Swiss cheese = 530 milligrams
• 6 ounces of yogurt = 300 milligrams
• 2 ounces of sardines with bones = 240 milligrams
• 6 ounces of cooked turnip greens = 220 milligrams
• 3 ounces of almonds = 210 milligrams

A total intake of up to 2,000 milligrams per day from dietary sources and supplements appears to be safe. The preferred source of calcium is calcium-rich foods such as dairy products.

http://www.hotlib.com/articles/show....s_Of_Calciu m
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an infant until he reaches the age of one need to have about 250-600 mg of calcium per day. On the other hand, toddlers between one to three years old require about 500 to 800 mg of calcium per day. Preschoolers between four to ten years old has calcium requirement of about 600 to 800 mg per day. Teenagers need 700 to 1200 mg of calcium per day. If you are in your adult stage which is normally twenty five years old and above, you need to have 800 to 1200 mg of calcium daily. You can observe that as a person ages, his need for calcium increases.
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Fruits and vegetables which are rich in calcium are the following:

• Orange
• Apricots
• Pears
• Prunes and other related prune fruits
• Broccoli
• Sweet potatoes
• Nearly all of the dark, green leafy vegetables

You can also obtain calcium through nut consumption. Some of the nuts which you need to take are:

• Hazelnuts
• Chestnuts
• Brazil nuts
• Seeds such as sesame, pumpkin and sunflower

Fish and other sea foods can also be your source of calcium. Sardines and salmon are known to have high calcium content. Other than that you can also choose to ingest mackerel, shrimp, clams, flounder, and oysters.

http://web.mit.edu/kevles/www/nomilk.html

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ALERT

McDonald's Corporation has admitted that their french fries contain milk-derived ingredients. (Gluten, too, by the way.) People with milk allergy should avoid the fries. The ingredients have included milk for several years, which explains any adverse reactions you may have had to their meals in the past.
http://www.newseasonsmarket.com/dyna...=582&mc =6321
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I hope this thread grows with many readers. I will add to it later, about
supplementing calcium, and drug depletions, etc. Patients taking certain drugs, may need more calcium daily than others. Time has shown, for example that anti-seizure drugs do deplete calcium (and vitamin D).

But as you know, I always think food should be the first choice for any
mineral supplement. It is just that our diets may be very inadequate that
many do not obtain calcium from their food choices.