Health Benefits of Calcium

Calcium is a mineral essential for human health. The body stores more than 99% of the calcium in the bones and teeth, and the rest in the muscle, blood and fluid among cells .Dairy products such as cheese, milk, yogurt, and green leafy vege...tables such as kale, broccoli, cabbage, salmon and canned sardines, and grains are considered rich sources of calcium.

The amount of calcium needed by the body dependent on to age group and other factors. Children and teenagers need more calcium than young adults because they are a growth phase. As well as older women in need of a lot of calcium to prevent osteoporosis.

The Health Benefits of Calcium

Recommendations suggest that we need to ,1,000 milligrams of calcium to keep up bone mass in normal circumstances for men as well as women before menopause. And up to 1,500 mg after menopause. Calcium has many health's benefits, including:


Promote bone health
Bones need a lot of calcium and vitamin D during childhood and adolescence to reach the peak of its strength at the age of 30. After that, start bone loss of bone calcium slowly, but people can cut the loss of calcium through to get the recommended amounts of calcium throughout adulthood, and exercise an active lifestyle that includes weight reduction and physical activity such as walking, running.


Prevention of osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease that affects the bones in older people (especially women) where the bones become porous and fragile, and more likely to break. Osteoporosis is a serious public health problem for more than ten million adults in the United States. Get adequate calcium and vitamin D, as well as regular exercise helps prevent from osteoporosis and support bone health at all stages of life.

High blood pressure
Some studies have found that getting the recommended amount of calcium can reduces the risk of developing high blood pressure. That eating a diet high in dairy products fat-free and low in fat and vegetables and fruits help lower blood pressure.

Weight Management
Several studies have linked higher intake of calcium and lower body weight or cut weight gain over time. The explanation attributed to the increase in calcium may cut the level of concentration of calcium in fat cells by reducing the production of thyroid hormone and the active form of vitamin D. Which increases the breakdown of fat in these cells and inhibit fat accumulation.

Other benefits
  1. Calcium helps the pacemaker.
  2. Contributes to the contraction of muscles and energizes the body.
  3. Organizing the transmission of nerve impulses in the central nervous system.
  4. Helps in the absorption of iron.
  5. Helps in the process of revitalizing several enzymes, including lipase, which analyzes the fat in the intestine is absorbed by the body.
  6. Help stabilize the blood pressure.
  7. 7.Contributes to the protein composition of the nucleic acid DNA , RNA.

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