Calcium

Element Symbol "Ca"

Source
Momence, Illinois
Warnings
Contraindicated for persons using Ceftriaxone or have calcium hypersensitivity, high calcium levels in your urine, kidney stones (renal calculi), low phosphate levels, or suspected digoxin toxicity. Consult your physician before using this ingredient in our products.
Function
Dietary Ingredient
Found In
Cheese, Yogurt, Milk, Salmon, Kale and Sardines
Helps with
Lactation Support
Bone health
Sleep
Health
Muscle & Tissue Health
DR & Pelvic Health
Hormonal Support
Gut Health
Performance
Skin health
Immunity
Facts

Calcium is the fifth most abundant element in the human body. It is used to for hormonal regulation and to treat persons with low blood calcium levels who do not get enough calcium from their diets. It may also be used to ensure that women get enough calcium (e.g., women who are pregnant, nursing, or postmenopausal, people taking certain medications such as phenytoin, phenobarbital, or prednisone). Calcium ions, as electrolytes, play an important part in the physiological and biochemical processes of organisms and cells, as well as the contraction of all muscle cell types. The intestine absorbs around one-third of the calcium consumed as a free ion, while the kidneys regulate the plasma calcium level.

Backed by Research

Find out what research studies show about this ingredient.

Bone turnover and density in healthy women during breastfeeding and after weaning

1996

Departmento de Endocrinología, Metabolismo y Nutrición. Escuela de Medicina, P Universidad Católica de Chile

Bone calcium turnover during pregnancy and lactation in women with low calcium diets is associated with calcium intake and circulating insulin-like growth factor 1 concentrations

2OO6

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Increased Calcium Supplementation Postpartum Is Associated with Breastfeeding among Chinese Mothers: Finding from Two Prospective Cohort Studies

2O16

School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia

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