Calcium

Calcium

 Calcium is needed to build strong bones and for muscle function

What are good sources of calcium?

• Milk and milk products
• Wholemeal bread
• Peanuts and almonds
  
• Broccoli and spinach
  
• Baked beans and haricot beans
  
• Tofu
• Fortified soy and fortified orange drinks
• Sardines, canned salmon, mussels, canned shrimps

How much calcium do we need?

• The recommended dietary intake (RDI) for calcium for teenage boys and girls aged 14-18 years  is 1300mg per day
• The RDI for calcium for men and women aged 19-50 years is 1000mg per day.
• The RDI for calcium for men aged 51-70 years is 1000mg per day and for women aged 51-70 the RDI is 1300mg per day

Calcium content of some common foods.

See  the Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Adults for more information on calcium