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Calcium
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Latest News
- Latest News
- Calcium, Vitamin D May Help Prevent PMS (06/13/2005, Reuters Health)
- Calcium in Orange Juice Not Always Well Absorbed (05/23/2005, Reuters Health)
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Calcium: What Is It? (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)
- Why Calcium? Calcium Counts (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
Also available in: Spanish
Nutrition
- Nutrition
- Why Calcium? Sources of Calcium (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Your Family's Calcium Needs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Calcium & Milk: What's Best for Your Bones? (Harvard School of Public Health)
- Calcium & Vitamin D (National Osteoporosis Foundation)
- Calcium Supplementation in Osteoporosis (UpToDate)
- Calcium Supplements (National Osteoporosis Foundation)
- Calcium Supplements: What to Look for (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Choosing a Calcium Supplement (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Coral Calcium: Safe for People with Shellfish Allergies? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Nutrition and the Skeleton: The Role of Calcium and Other Nutrients (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Calcium, Dietary (National Institutes of Health)
Research
- Research
- Kids and Calcium: Best Path to Healthy Bones Still Uncertain (Nemours Foundation)
- Low Dietary Calcium May Be a Major Cause of Nutritional Rickets among North American Infants (Endocrine Society)
Organizations
- Organizations
- Food and Nutrition Information Center
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Also available in: Spanish - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements
Children
- Children
- Calcium and Your Child (Nemours Foundation)
- Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition: Why Milk Matters Now for Children and Teens (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
Also available in: Spanish - Kids and Their Bones: A Guide for Parents (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
Also available in: Spanish - Milk Matters Web Games for Kids and Teens (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Osteoporosis (Nemours Foundation)
- Powerful Girls Need Calcium (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Teenagers
- Teenagers
- "Calcium Crisis" Affects American Youth (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Calcium-Cool Cuisine (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Men
- Men
- Calcium Supplements: Do Men Need Them Too? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Women
- Women
- During Your Pregnancy: Do You Get Enough Calcium Every Day? (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish