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Prevent Osteoporosis Early With Calcium Supplements

For growth and activity of the body, we need calcium. Calcium is a mineral essential for many body functions, including regulation of heart rate, nerve impulses, stimulating hormone secretion and blood clotting, is also required to establish and maintain healthy bones. Calcium can be found in many foods, and because our bodies can not produce its own calcium, so calcium intake from food and other essential resources. Even after bone growth stops us, we still need adequate amounts of calcium intake because the body always loses calcium every day through the skin, dead skin, nail growth, hair loss and sweating. Addition of calcium is also lost through urine and feces. Calcium is lost must be replaced every day through food. If our food does not contain enough calcium, the body will take it from the 'reserve' of calcium, the bones and teeth. And if this happens in the long run, then you will have porous bones and teeth. The National Academy of Sciences and the National Osteoporosi...