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estimated that almost 100 percent of women and 90-95 percent of men over
the age of 50 in the United States fail to consume optimal levels of
dietary calcium. Furthermore, 90 percent of young women and adolescent
girls also fail to consume the required amounts. Lower calcium intake in
young females is of serious concern because bones reach their peak calcium
content at about age 20, and bone loss ensures soon afterward.
Children experiencing the growth
spurt of puberty need more calcium because their skeletons are growing
rapidly.
When we don't consume enough calcium in our diet to maintain
sufficient levels of calcium in the bloodstream, our bodies draw the
calcium they require from our bones. The result is decreased density of
our bones and an increased risk of fragile bones, bone fractures and
osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis, a bone-weakening condition, is the cause of
more than 1.5 million fractures each year, and the greatest contributor to
the condition is a diet deficient in calcium.
Fortunately, there is a new form of calcium supplement that
may help many people get the calcium they need on a regular basis. This
patented combination is called calcium citrate malate (CCM). Clinical
studies show that CCM is more readily absorbed than calcium carbonate and
even the calcium found in milk.
In fact, a report in the New England Journal of Medicine
cited a long-term study in post-menopausal women over the age of 55 that
demonstrated that CCM results in 70 percent less bone loss when compared
to a diet without calcium supplementation. It also resulted in 40 percent
less bone loss when compared to diets using ordinary calcium
supplementation.
 
As we age, calcium becomes a more essential part of our diet.
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