Calcium

How Does Calcium Affect The Body

Calcium is an essential part of the human diet it has various important roles as follows :

How Much Calcium Does The Body Need

The Adult body needs approx 700mg a day. This can be achieved through your daily food diet easily enough.

What Foods Contain Calcium

Calcium can be found in many day to day foods such as :

•  Milk.
• Cheese.
• Dairy products.
• Leafy Green Vegetables eg cabbage, okra, broccoli.
• Soya beans.
• nuts.
• bread ( anything made with fortified flour).
• Various fish eg Sardines and pilchards.

What Happens If My Calcium Consumption Is Too High

Potential problems that could occur are diarrhoea and stomach cramps.