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Preventing Osteoporosis: Daily Calcium Requirements

Calcium intake can prevent osteoporosis, if started early on life. Calcium demand is high in some cases as in pregnancy ,breastfeeding and childhood. As one ages, body absorbs less calcium so the need for calcium increases. Here is a chart on calcium requirement in different age groups and sources of calcium.

How much calcium do I need daily

Calcium needs change during one's lifetime (see chart below).  The body's demand for calcium is greater during childhood and adolescence when the skeleton is growing rapidly, and during pregnancy and breastfeeding.  Postmenopausal women and older men also need more calcium.  This is because, as you age, your body becomes less efficient at absorbing calcium and other nutrients.
 

Age Required calcium per day
Birth - 6 months 400 mg
6 mths - 1 year 600 mg
1 - 10 years 800 - 1200 mg
11-24 years 1200 - 1500 mg
25-50 (women & men) 1000 mg
51-64 (women on ERT* & men) 1000 mg
51+ (women not on ERT) 1500 mg
65 or older 1500 mg


What foods contain calcium?

Green leafy vegetables, fish and their bones, milk and other dairy products are rich in calcium. Depending upon how much calcium you get each day from food, you may need to take a calcium supplement. Listed below are various sources of calcium in food:
 
 

Food item Calcium
(milligrams per 100 g)
% of RDI *
(for 25-50 yr old)
Vegetables & Fruits    
Cauliflower 140 mg 14%
Fenugreek ("methi") 470 mg 12%
Spinach ("paalak") 60 mg 6%
Ladies fingers 90 mg 9%
Beetroot 200 mg 20%
Cabbage 80 mg 6%
Figs ("anjeer") 60 mg 3%
Grapes (blue) 30 mg 7%
Dates ("khajoor") 70 mg 5%
Oranges 50 mg 10%
Raisins 100 mg 11%
Apple 10 mg 9%
Banana 10 mg 1%
Papaya 10 mg 1%
     
Meat, Fish, Eggs    
Chicken (meat) 30 mg 3%
Mutton (muscle) 150 mg 15%
Pork (muscle) 30 mg 3%
Crab (muscle) 1370 mg 137%
Prawn 320 mg 32%
Mackerel ("bangda") 430 mg 43%
Rohu 650 mg 65%
Egg. Hen's 60 mg 6%



Cereals & Pulses

Bajra 50 mg 5%
Ragi 330 mg 33%
Wheat flour, whole 50 mg 5%
Wheat flour, refined 20 mg 2%
Rice (raw or parboiled) 10 mg 1%
Rice (flakes or puffed) 20 mg 2%
Soyabean 240 mg 24%
Dal 160 mg 16%
Black gram dal ("udad dal") 200 mg 20%



Nuts    
Almonds 230 kg 23%
Groundnuts 50 mg 5%
Pistachio ("pista") 140 mg 14%
     
Dairy products    
Milk, cow's 120 mg 12%
Milk, buffalo's 210 mg 21%
Curds, from cow's milk 120 mg 12%
Cheese 790 mg 79%
Milk powder, skimmed 1370 mg 137%
Milk powder, whole 910 mg 91%

* % RDI = Percentage of Recommended Dietary Intake
Source: Advanced Textbook on Food & Nutrition - Vol II, by Dr. M. Swaminathan
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Name: wilkins
Country: Japan

hi, very nice information. the weight rating for almonds is supposed to be in mg right? it's written in kg. thanks.
 
Name: whiteout
Country: India

i take a daily vitamin around 400 mg calcium. should i take a 1000 supplement, as daily eating habits also have calcium. is there a danger in overtaking calcium
 
Name: lakshmisri
Country: India

it is useful information
 
Name: V Gireesh Kumar
Country: India

it is a very informative article. i also want to know from where i can get an equipment for bone densitometry.
 
Name: Shivakant
Country: India

please coirrect the percentage of women suffering from this. it says 8% as against men 20%. it should be 80% for women.
 
Name: Ajay
Country: India

its realy cool.give all information which i required.
 
Name: dorla
Country: U.S.A.

i have osteoporosis,could some one tell me where to find pictures of your bones with this ?
 
Name: PETERDORBECK
Country: Canada

very informative
 
Name: Pijush Kanti Roy
Country: India

now i am 54. tenyears back it was diagonised that i am a patient of osteoporosis. no matter. i regularly take cal- mag tablets + calcium rich food + a positive mental attitude towards life.
 
Name: Pijush Kanti Roy
Country: India

now i am 54. ten years back it was diagonised that i am a patient of osteoporosis. no matter. i regularly take cal- mag tablets + calcium rich food and a positive mental attitude towards life.
 
Name: poonam
Country: India

i am 30 year old. two year ago i felt down. then i suffered backache. now i am do ragular exercise,yoga . drink milk ragularly and one 500 mg calcium tab daily.so we can avoid this osteroporosis by careing themself.
 
Name: osteoperous
Country: Australia

tell me
 
Name: heidi
Country: germany

i don't have osteoperoses but a friend of mine has it and she has hardwear in her leg to keep it together bi bi
 
Name: M.D
Country: india

if we take calcium tablets can we avoid osteoporisis
 
Name: opa Ray
Country: canada

in 2003 i developed poly myalgia, a disorder of the muscles and given a high dosis of prednisone. 30 mg per day. reduced this ti 5mg per day after 2 years. this medication has taken the calcium out of my bones and have now a new problem: osteoporosis. i do take now a heavy daily dosis of calcium tablets with 5mg of prednisone every 3 days for the poly myalgia. trying to do away with the prednisone all together.
 
Name: dr n.m.rege
Country: india

there should be a qualitative balance between diet,activities and isotonic exerises depending on the age and the exogenous as well as endogenous factors involved.a generalised comment of importance is that milkin excess should be avoided as besides calcium it contains other unhealthy disease inducing factors
 
Name: kavita
Country: hongkong

dear madam, it is good advice i donot take milk cxhees or yougurt i am 55 yr it hasbeen 3 yrs i have pain in my knees climbing and getting down the stairs how should i prevent ?i have start taking calcium i have put on weight .
 
Name: Rena Totaye
Country: usa

im one of those who do not drink milk, but now that i have to complete my reachesh on osteoporosis, i promise i will drink milk every day.
 
Name: durga
Country: usa

i had know idea of osteoporosis before reading this article. whatever it takes, i'll better try to intake sufficiant calcium.
 
Name: satya
Country: india

thats informative!
 
Name: genesis
Country: usa

alot of people are not into drinking milk as often as we should i'm actually one of them, but we need to realize that we need milk to get the calcium we need to avoid this disease.
 
Name: Aarti
Country: india

i had never heard of osteroporosis before? i think every women should drink enough milk to build the calcium content in her body to fight against such harmful diseases.


 

 
 
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