Calcium Deficient

[Match Made In Heaven]

I just took a quiz from that same sight w/ the jealousy quiz, on the topic of nutricion, and I am not getting *nearly* enough calcium! I mean it's way worse than I thought.

And the quiz doesn't even take into account carbonated beverages (I'm a pepsi adict) which negates a lot of the benifits of calcium.

(NO wonder my teeth hurt)

You Scored: 20 out of 175
0 – 50 points:
It is likely that you are getting less than 1/2 the calcium you require. If you are on the go and eating a lot of processed foods, it is very easy to miss the daily goal of 1000 mg/day of calcium. It’s time to power up your diet with high calcium foods like low-fat dairy products, dark leafy greens, and tofu.

Note: If you scored less than 12 points, and are less than nineteen years of age or over 50, or a woman who is pregnant or breastfeeding, you are probably not getting enough calcium. Please refer to the chart below to see how much calcium you require for your stage of life.

Calcium Daily Reference Intakes (DRI):

9-18 years old: 1300 mg
19-50 years old: 1500 mg
51+ years old: 1200 mg
pregnant/breastfeeding: 1200-1500 mg (as is recommended by the National Institutes of Health)
What do we need calcium for?
Calcium is needed to strengthen bone and teeth; helps clot blood; is required to contract and relax muscles, and is necessary for nerve response. Adequate calcium intake throughout one's lifetime is important for preventing osteoporosis.

Calcium is necessary during pregnancy to develop a baby's bones. Additionally, studies have shown that getting enough calcium during pregnancy helps to ward off pregnancy.induced hypertension.

Recommended Dietary Allowances

Though you should primarily get your calcium from the foods you eat, if you can't, be sure to take a supplement.
The cheapest and most widely available source of calcium is calcium carbonate, but it is not the form that is most readily absorbed, and may cause constipation.
Calcium citrate or calcium citrate/malate are both absorbed well, and are easier on the stomach.
Split up your calcium supplement intake into 500 mg doses, as studies have shown this to be the maximum amount that can be absorbed at a time.
Always look for the letters USP (U.S. Pharmacopeia) on the supplement bottle. USP tests supplements for how well they dissolve, and sets national standards. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before taking any supplement.

Check our own deficiency level here:

http://health.discovery.com/tools/nutrition/calcium.html

 

[Guest]

I scored 115, but it didn't tell me how much below the level of RDA of calcium this is - or whether it is indeed average. It merely gave me the answers I gave.

Pretty high score, though, and I know I drink a lot of milk, eat loads of cheese and eat plenty of fortified ceral and so on. My teeth are stong and my nails are bright white and not at all brittle. Now, to just cut out some of that cheese in my diet, then I can work on the hips a bit.

Lou

 

[Match Made In Heaven]

I scored 115, but it didn't tell me how much below the level of RDA of calcium this is - or whether it is indeed average. It merely gave me the answers I gave.

Pretty high score, though, and I know I drink a lot of milk, eat loads of cheese and eat plenty of fortified ceral and so on. My teeth are stong and my nails are bright white and not at all brittle. Now, to just cut out some of that cheese in my diet, then I can work on the hips a bit.

Lou

just be sure to replace it with yogurt of something.

 

[Guest]

just be sure to replace it with yogurt of something.

Yeah, I should, I don't eat much of that. Either that or low fat cottage cheese, which I do really like.

You make sure you get more! Fortified cereals are great for upping your daily intake of many vitamins and mineral, plus you eat it with milk. I have at least one bowl a day (with semi-skimmed milk. ).

Lou

 

[alyxen]

If you add some mandarin oranges, orange jello mix, and cool whip to that cottage cheese, you get quite a treat.

 

[snooper]

I do not believe this. You people are taking dietary advice from a fun site?

Bad enough believing what you read on the internet, without actually changing your diet because of it.