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Calcium is an essential nutrient for healthy bones and teeth.
Follow the links below to find informaton about daily requirements and sources of calcium. For information on osteoporosis, follow the link to the specific topic page page below.
Updated June 2007
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Osteoporosis
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Links to information on osteoporosis and related issues.
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Systematic Reviews on Calcium
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Links to systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments using calcium.
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Pregnancy - teeth
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Caring for your teeth during pregnancy - answers to some common questions about teeth and pregnancy.
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Apr 2008
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Calcium
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Better Health Channel
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Calcium is an important part of our daily diet, especially for children, teenagers and older women. It is essential for the growth of strong bones and teeth, and for healthy nerve and muscle function. Calcium deficiency can lead to disorders like osteoporosis. Good sources of calcium include dairy foods and calcium fortified products such as soymilk and breakfast cereals.
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Feb 2008
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Milk - facts and fallacies
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Better Health Channel
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Milk is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals, particularly calcium. However, some common fallacies about milk may encourage some people to restrict their intake of this highly nutritious drink unnecessarily.
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Jan 2008
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Nutrition and Lactose Intolerance
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Nutrition in lactose intolerance is important, because many lactose intolerance patients control their symptoms by avoiding foods which contain lactose, especially dairy products. Unfortunately, this may put them at risk of calcium deficiency.
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Jan 2008
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Pregnancy and diet
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Better Health Channel
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Pregnancy creates extra demands on the body for nutrients such as protein, iron, folate and vitamin C. Pregnant women need to focus on boosting their nutritional intake, rather than their energy (kilojoule) intake.
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Nov 2007
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Nutrition: Student factsheet
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Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
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Young women's eating habits often change due to part-time work, a generally more independent lifestyle and concerns about body image and weight. This student factsheet provides information on the nutritional requirements for a person of their age to help them make better food choices.
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Nov 2007
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Rickets
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Better Health Channel
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Rickets is a bone disease of early childhood. Symptoms include soft and weakened bones due to a lack of vitamin D, calcium or phosphorus. Causes include lack of sunlight, nutritional deficiencies and disorders of the liver, kidney or small intestine. A similar condition can occur in adults, but it is called osteomalacia.
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Jun 2007
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Milk for toddlers
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Milk is a child's most important food in the first year of life and is still very important in the next few years.
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May 2007
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Calcium and phosphate
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Kidney Health Australia
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Information on maintaining the calcium and phosphate balance with kidney disease
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Apr 2007
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Calcium - children
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Better Health Channel
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Calcium is an important part of the daily diet, especially for children. It is essential for the growth of strong bones and teeth. Dietitians and dentists recommend that children should meet their calcium needs by eating dairy foods and having a well balanced diet. Severe calcium deficiency can result in diseases like rickets in children and osteoporosis later in life.
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Nov 2006
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Dietary guidelines for healthy eating
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myDr
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Here are some quick tips to help you follow the NHMRC dietary guidelines to give yourself a healthy and nutritious diet.
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Aug 2006
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Hyperparathyroidism
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myDr
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Hyperparathyroidism is when your parathyroid glands (situated in the neck) produce too much parathyroid hormone, causing abnormally high calcium levels in the blood.
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May 2006
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Nutrition
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The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
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Calcium; Calcium Counter; Recommended daily calcium intake; Vitamin D; Calcium Requirements Through Life; Childhood and Adolescence; 20s-40s; Midlife - 50's to 65; Older years - over 65; Pregnant and breastfeeding women;Other dietary factors
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Feb 2006
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Nutrition
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The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
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Attainment of peak bone mass is dependent on ensuring adequate levels of dietary calcium, exercise and normal levels of growth hormones and gonadal hormones in childhood and adolescence.
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Feb 2006
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Biochemical tests in pregnancy
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Australian Prescriber
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Pregnancy is a normal physiological phenomenon with many biochemical changes. The results of biochemical tests during pregnancy may therefore differ from the normal reference ranges so they may be mistakenly interpreted as abnormal. This can lead to unnecessary and potentially dangerous therapeutic actions.
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Aug 2005
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Achieving an adequate diet
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myDr
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Tiredness, lack of energy, irritability, difficulty in concentrating and excessively dry skin may be due to an inadequate diet.
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Oct 2004
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How can my diet help to minimise the effects of pre-menstrual syndrome?
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Nutrition Australia
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The diet that is recommended for women who suffer excessive pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) is similar to that for good health generally. There is some preliminary evidence that a high intake of calcium-rich foods may also help.
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Feb 1999
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Preparing for a healthy menopause
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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What happens to a woman's body at menopause.
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Mar 1997
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