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Calcium Intake Leads To Weight Loss In Women
Purdue University researchers report that women who take 1000 mg or more of
calcium daily experience weight loss regardless of diet or exercise. The
findings, published in the December issue of the Journal of the American
College of Nutrition, support previous research showing that the individuals
who consumed the most calcium had lower body fat.
Calcium Found To Reduce PMS Symptoms
There’s hope for women who suffer from PMS symptoms including food
cravings. Research indicates that Calcium reduces PMS symptoms and cravings
for high fat and sugar foods.
A recent double-blind study has shown that pre-menopausal women taking
regular calcium citrate supplements of 1200 mg per day have a 47% reduction
in overall PMS symptoms. And, another study conducted by the same research
team showed a significant reduction in food cravings by women taking a similar
calcium supplement.
Additional recent research shows that regular calcium supplementation reduces
cravings associated with PMS. In a study of 466 women, those who received
1200 mg of calcium per day had significant reductions in their food cravings
compared to the women who did not receive the calcium. These benefits were
noted after the women had taken the supplements for three months.
Calcium Citrate Found To Protect Women From Heart Disease
A new large clinical study appearing in the American Journal of Nutrition found
bad cholesterol (LDL) was significantly reduced and good cholesterol (HDL) was
significantly increased in women who took calcium citrate supplements.
Calcium citrate reduces the risk of heart disease.
Daily Calcium Prevents Deficiency
On a daily basis, the body has demands for calcium. The body requires a
certain amount of calcium to flow through its blood and soft tissues for muscles
to contract correctly, for blood to clot, and nerves to carry messages. These
demands are in addition to the lifetime calcium requirements for proper bone
development and bone density.
When there is a deficiency in calcium, bone density is compromised. This is in
addition to other affects on bone density health from factors such as:
heredity, diet, sex hormones, physical activity, lifestyle choices, and the use of
certain medications.
Because the majority of people affected by osteoporosis are women, many
people think of calcium deficiency as only a “woman’s problem”. The fact that
men have larger, stronger bones than women may explain why osteoporosis
affects fewer men than women, but today, of the 25 million Americans with
osteoporosis, every one in five is a man. In other words, 20% of those affected
with osteoporosis are men. It should also be noted, that the percentage rises as
age increases, so that after the age of seventy-five, 50% of those affected are
men.
Therefore, men also need to assure they get adequate calcium every day.
When men don’t get adequate amounts of dietary calcium, their bodies meet
their calcium needs by stealing the mineral from their bones. This weakens the
bones over time and contributes to the development of osteoporosis.
Calcium deficiency may also contribute to a number of other medical
conditions, including hypertension, colon cancer and tooth loss. And,
unfortunately, today there is a "calcium crisis" among teenagers. Nearly 9 out
of 10 girls and 7 out of 10 boys get too little calcium and therefore, suffer from
calcium deficiency. This is disturbing, and avoidable.
Getting the proper amount of calcium is easy to do through supplementation.
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