The imbalance
between calcium consumption and magnesium can be quite harmful, as these two minerals are supposed to be consumed at a 1:1 ratio.
The really important point to note is that this is based
on calcium consumption that is coming from both food and supplements combined.
If this is the case, a puppy will eat much more of the diet in order to meet its energy needs, resulting in higher
total calcium consumption.
The Elk Grove Village - based American Academy of Pediatrics says adequate
calcium consumption during childhood and adolescence is critical in developing strong bones.
There is an excellent book called Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox, which explains in depth how Vitamin K2 is needed for proper utilization of calcium and
how calcium consumption without K2 can lead to health problems.
The paper's authors wrote that they hope the data will motivate action to promote
increased calcium consumption, particularly in the Asia - Pacific region and in places where it hasn't been documented.
The Institute of Medicine recommends healthy men and women limit their
daily calcium consumption to 2,000 to 2,500 milligrams.
According to Amy Lanou Ph.D, nutrition director of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington, D.C., «The connection
between calcium consumption and bone health is actually very weak, and the connection between dairy consumption and bone health is almost nonexistant.»
Because your growing baby's calcium demands are high, you should increase
your calcium consumption to prevent a loss of calcium from your own bones.
To tease out where vitamin D and calcium intakes appeared sufficient in the Reykjavik women, Sigurdsson and his colleagues compared PTH values in relation to vitamin D and
calcium consumption.
Foods like orange juice, breakfast cereals and many breads and crackers are fortified with calcium and also contribute to
calcium consumption (though I don't recommend consuming these foods).