American and Canadian governments asked the Institute of Medicine to review data and make recommendations on the dietary reference intakes for vitamin D and calcium. The recommendations have not ...

(Medical Xpress) -- Older men and women consume less calcium through their diets than younger adults, and may need to adjust their food intake or increase their use of calcium supplements to ...

November 30, 2010 (UPDATED December 1, 2010) — Most North Americans receive enough calcium and vitamin D, according to a report containing updated dietary reference intakes (DRIs) that was ...

A huge 89 percent of African Americans are not consuming the daily recommended amount of calcium, says the National Medical Association (NMA) in a consensus report on dairy nutrients published in the ...

For those who haven’t entered the valley of middle age, a CAC is a specialized CT scan that looks for calcium deposits in the ...

“How I interpret the study is, with a calcium intake of 400 mg to 1,400 mg, there is no association with coronary artery calcification,” Arora said. Arora says the new study looked at changes in CAC ...

Dietary Calcium Is Better Than Supplements At Protecting Bone Health Date: June 15, 2007 Source: Washington University School of Medicine Summary: Women who get most of their daily calcium from ...

National Guidelines Issued Today Champion the Benefits of Calcium and Recommend Daily Increase for Vitamin DMADISON, N.J., Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of the Institute of Medicine ...

Most people in the United States and Canada get plenty of vitamin D and calcium, and may damage their health by taking too many supplements, experts advised on Tuesday. Skip to main content ...

They all can be associated with lack of calcium in the diet. Calcium is an essential nutrient for bone health. Not only that, but calcium plays a role in blood pressure control, normal nerve ...