Bone Health for life - CALCIUM

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Seller: Irene C. () | Sale price: KShs 990 | End date: 16 Sep 14:07 (Auction closed)

Calcium intake is of prime importance, owing to the fact that calcium offers multiple health benefits, to say for example; it works towards regulating your heartbeat. It aids in building and maintaining healthy bones. It helps a great deal in stimulating hormone secretions.

It is necessary to consume calcium, because the body does not make them by its own. It is vital to consume calcium everyday, because each day, the body keeps losing calcium, thus, there arises a need to have a regular calcium intake, so as to make up for the loss. So then what does it imply? SUPPLEMENT.

In the absence of adequate calcium in the body, the body utilizes the available calcium, to carry out other bodily functions, thus making the bones weak. When food is not able to suffice the purpose, it is then that calcium supplement comes to play a major role in filling the gap.

The recommended calcium intake for men and women in the age group of 19-50 is 1,000 mg per day. While, for people in the age group of 50-70, the recommended daily calcium intake is 1,200 mg a day. If the intake of calcium is lower than the recommended amounts, it can become a serious cause of concern, leading to thinning of bones and thus, paving way for osteoporosis to occur.

Public Health Recommendations

In 1998, the Institute of Medicine at the National Academy of Sciences issued new Adequate Intake (AI) levels for calcium. The recommendations are as follows:

* 0-6 months: 210 mg
* 6-12 months: 270 mg
* 1-3 years: 500 mg
* 4-8 years: 800 mg
* 9-13 years: 1300 mg
* 14-18 years: 1300 mg
* 19-30 years: 1000 mg
* 31-50 years: 1000 mg
* 51+ years: 1200 mg
* Postmenopausal women not taking hormone replacement therapy: 1500 mg
* Pregnant and lactating women (younger than 18 years): 1300 mg
* Pregnant and lactating women (older than 18 years): 1000 mg

Supplement Facts

Serving Size 4 Tablets
Servings Per Container 112
Amount Per Serving % Daily Value
Vitamin C 40 mg 67%

Calcium
(from egg shells and as dicalcium phosphate, calcium gluconate, and
calcium lactate) 1000 mg 100%

Magnesium
(as magnesium oxide) 76 mg 19%

Phosphorus
(as dicalcium phosphate) 120 mg 12%

Betaine Hydrochloride 12 mg †

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