Not Enough Calcium

A committee of experts appointed by the National Institutes of Health in the United States recently concluded that “half of America’s adults are not getting enough calcium, and that is contributing to a plague of brittle bones and fractures that produce $10 billion a year in medical bills,” according to The New York Times. Reportedly, more than 25 million people in the United States are afflicted with osteoporosis, a bone disease. The committee explained in their report that the current recommended daily allowance for calcium is not adequate. The best source of calcium in food is “mainly dairy products and green leafy vegetables,” noted the experts. However, they added that “most Americans might need other nutritional supplements in their diet with calcium pills or processed foods enriched with calcium.”


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