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| Calcium - An Essential Element of Bone Health
Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education.
Includes recommendations for calcium intake, good sources of calcium, sample menus to meet calcium needs, and ways to enjoy dairy foods despite lactose intolerance. Also reviews the different forms of calcium supplements. |
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 | How Can Exercise Help Prevent Osteoporosis?
University of Arizona. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Learn about the best exercises for bone building. Includes exercise tips and a link to a bone-building exercise chart. |
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| Milk Matters Calcium Education Campaign
DHHS. NIH. National Institute of Child Health & Human Development.
Milk Matters is a nationwide campaign dedicated to increasing calcium consumption among America's children and teens. Includes charts on the calcium content of commonly eaten foods, including fortified foods, the number of servings of non-dairy foods needed to equal one serving of milk, and the daily calcium recommendations versus actual consumption by age and gender. |
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 | National Bone Health Campaign: Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls
DHHS. CDC. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
This campaign promotes increased calcium consumption and weight-bearing activity among girls aged 9-12 years to reduce their risk of osteoporosis later in life. Girls ages 9-12 can link to the Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls. Web site to learn about bone health through interactive games and a character named Carla. |
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| Nutrition and Osteoporosis
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service. Food Reflections.
Review of nutrition and osteoporosis includes information on using food and supplement labels to assess calcium intake, Percent Daily Value for calcium in common foods, help for the lactose-intolerant person, options for people who don't like to drink milk, calcium supplements, and other dietary considerations. |
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| Osteoporosis Awareness and Education Program
Texas Department of Health.
Scroll down the left bar for links and resources about calcium, bone, physical activity and osteoporosis, myths about osteoporosis, and preventing falls. |
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| Audience Specific: Vegetarians |
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| Choices for Achieving Adequate Dietary Calcium with a Vegetarian Diet
American Society for Clinical Nutrition. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Discusses calcium intake issues specific to vegetarians. Includes information on calcium sources, bioavailability, and a comparison of sources of absorbable calcium with milk. Includes a detailed discussion of calcium status relativ e to protein, sodium and caffeine intake. |
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| Reports/Guidelines |
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| Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General
United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Provides links to the press release, executive summary, related fact sheets and the full 13 chapter report on bone disease and prevention stragegies and bone health promotion in the United States. |
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| Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride
NAS. IOM. Food and Nutrition Board.
Discusses the bioavailability, absorption, metabolism, and excretion of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin D, and fluoride. Includes information on Tolerable Upper Intake Levels, uses of DRIs, and nutrient-nutrient interactions. |
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| Factors Determining Calcium Intake In Elderly Women of Appalachia
DHHS. NCBI. NIH; NLM. Southern Medical Journal, Volume 94, Number 10.
This study evaluated dietary calcium consumption in 186 elderly women. Calcium intake was found to be dependent upon social-economic status, milk and yogurt consumption, snacking habits, and personal attitudes toward milk. |
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| Online Tools |
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 | Calcium Calculator
Washington State Dairy Council.
Learn which sources of calcium are the best while you calculate your own calcium intake and compare it to recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences. Also provides ideas to promote increased calcium intake. |
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Last Modified: Oct 8, 2008 |
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