Kids Need Calcium

[marie]

Calcium builds strong bones.

• Calcium is especially important during the tween (kids ages 9 to 12) and teen years, when bones are growing their fastest.
• Kids have calcium needs that they can't make up for later in life. By the time teens finish their growth spurts around age 17, 90 percent of their adult bone mass is established.
• Fewer than 1 in 10 girls and only 1 in 4 boys ages 9 to 13 are at or above their adequate intake of calcium. This lack of calcium has a big impact on their bones and teeth.

Starting around age nine, young people need almost twice as much calcium as younger kids, 1,300 mg of calcium a day.

• Birth to 6 months - 210 mg of calcium a day
• 6 to 12 months - 270 mg of calcium a day
• 1 to 3 years - 500 mg of calcium a day
• 4 to 8 years - 800 mg of calcium a day
• 9 to 18 years - 1,300 mg of calcium a day

Note: Children 1 to 2 years old should drink whole milk. After age two, low fat or fat free milk should become their regular drink.

Tweens and teens can get most of their daily calcium from:

• 3 cups of low fat or fat free milk = 900 mg of calcium
  PLUS
• Additional servings of calcium rich foods = 400 mg of calcium
  = 1,300 mg of calcium every day!

Some Calcium Rich Foods:

• Plain yogurt, fat free - 1 cup - 452 mg of calcium
• Orange juice with added calcium - 1 cup - 350 mg of calcium
• Fruit yogurt, low fat - 1 cup - 345 mg of calcium
• Ricotta cheese, part skim - 1/2 cup - 334 mg of calcium
• American cheese, low fat or fat free - about 3 slices - 312 mg of calcium
• Soybeans, cooked - 1 cup - 298 mg of calcium

Calcium supplements are also an alternative way to get calcium for children and adults who don’t or can’t have milk or milk products.

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[juliadesusa]

Calcium is necessaries at the growing age most probably for the joints.To make the joints stronger the calcium is the main supplement for that and at the growing age all children needs the calcium because at that age all most all cells and the body parts will be grow.These calcium is mainly found in the milk,banana,etc.calcium tablets are also available to the market.

[beatricedns]

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[denny johnson]

Calcium is a necessity ingredient in the growing age of the joints is likely to joints.To strong calcium supplement and the main growing school-age children need calcium, because in this age is the most important of all cells and body parts will grow. These calcium mainly in the milk, banana, etc.calcium film is also available to the market.