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Health Care => Health Awareness => Topic started by: Rasel Ali on November 30, 2022, 10:12:48 PM
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Calcium is one of the most abundant minerals in the body and it’s extremely important for a myriad of functions including teeth and bone health as well as nerve signaling. It also plays a role in heart and muscle function too.
The average person needs a minimum of around 1000–1300mg of calcium per day.
Here are five foods high in calcium.
Parmesan Chees
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28g or one ounce of Parmesan packs approximately 242mg of calcium, that’s nearly a quarter of daily needs.
Leafy Greens
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Low Fat Yogurt
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There’s around 252mg of calcium in a cup of plain low-fat yogurt.
Dry roasted soy beans
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Half a cup of dry roasted soybeans contains around 230mg of calcium.
Milk
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There’s around 300–320mg of calcium in a cup of milk.
When it comes to calcium deficiency, the severity of symptoms depends on how long you’ve been in a state of low calcium, otherwise called hypocalcemia.
Typical symptoms include:
-muscles aches and spasms
-anxiety
-depression
-a tingling or numb sensations in the feet or hands
-fatigue
-irregular heartbeat
-tooth decay and osteoporosis
It’s also important to note that calcium deficiencies are rarely due to a low intake of dietary calcium, if you don’t have enough vitamin D in your system, your body might struggle to effectively absorb calcium.
|| Vitamin D deficiency is the most common cause of hypocalcemia in primary care.
So while it’s important to eat calcium-rich foods, it’s also essential to synthesize vitamin D from sunshine exposure or to supplement with vitamin D to ensure better calcium absorption.
Source: https://www.quora.com