2006-06-30 13:44:51 · 10 answers · asked by ronnie 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Age/Sex Calcium requirement (mg/day)
Infants & children, depending on age 350-550
Teenage girls 800
Teenage boys 1000
Adult men & women 700
Breast-feeding women extra 550
HERES A LIST OF FOODS AND THE MG'S OF CALIUM THEY CONTAIN
Beans and Bean Products Portion mg
Soy cheese substitutes 1 oz 0-200
Tofu, firm, made with calcium sulphate 3 ½ oz 125
White beans ½ cup 100
Navy beans ½ cup 60
Black turtle beans ½ cup 50
Pinto beans, chickpeas ½ cup 40
Nuts and Seeds Portion mg
Almonds, dry roast ¼ cup 95
Whole sesame seeds (black or (white) 1Tbsp 90
Tahini(sesame seed butter) 1Tbsp 63
Brazil, hazelnuts ¼ cup 55
Almond butter 1Tbsp 43
Meats, Fish, and Poultry Portion mg
Sardines, canned 3 ½ oz/ 8 med 370
Salmon, canned with bones 3 oz 180
Oysters, canned ½ cup 60
Shrimp, canned ½ cup 40
Vegetables
(all measures for cooked vegetables) Portion mg
Turnip greens ½ cup 95
Okra, frozen ½ cup 75
Chinese cabbage/bok choy ½ cup 75
Kale ½ cup 50
Mustard greens ½ cup 50
Chinese broccoli (gai lan) ½ cup 44
Rutabaga ½ cup 40
Broccoli ½ cup 35
Fruit Portion mg
Orange 1 med 55
Dried figs 2 med 54
Non Dairy Drinks Portion mg
Calcium enriched orange juice 1 cup 300
Fortified rice beverage 1 cup 300
Fortified soy beverage 1 cup 300
Regular soy beverage 1 cup 20
Grains Portion mg
Amaranth, raw ½ cup 150
Whole wheat flour 1 cup 40
Other Portion mg
Brown sugar 1 cup 180
Blackstrap molasses 1Tbsp 170
Regular molasses 1Tbsp 40
Asian Foods Portion mg
Sea cucumber, fresh 3 oz 285
Soy bean curd slab, spiced, semisoft 3 oz 269
Shrimp, small, dried 1 oz 167
Dried fish, smelt 2Tbsp 140
Seaweed, dry (hijiki)* 10 gram 140
Seaweed, dry (agar) 10 gram 76
Lily flower, dried ¼ cup 70
Soy bean milk film, stick shape 3 oz 69
Fat-choy, dried ¼ cup 50
Oyster, dried 3 45
Soy bean milk film, dried 3 oz 43
Boiled bone soup ½ cup negligible
*Laver, nori, and wakame seaweeds are low in calcium
Native Foods Portion mg
Oolichan, salted, cooked 3 oz 210
Fish head soup 1 cup 150
Indian ice cream (whipped soapberries)
½ cup 130
2006-06-30 13:50:47 · answer #1 · answered by rn491964 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a supplement, there are hundreds available. Dark green leafy vegetables. There is also added calcium in some Orange Juice brands, Tums. Read your labels
2006-06-30 13:50:56 · answer #2 · answered by ckm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many fruits and vegetables are good sources of calcium. if you can't have dairy products, maybe you should consider a consultant with a nutritionist who can set you up with a diet that would work for you and get you all the nutrients you need to be healthy.
2006-06-30 13:49:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dark green, leafy vegetables have calcium or you could try orange juice with added calcium or a supplement.
2006-06-30 13:49:02 · answer #4 · answered by ebk1974 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cereal has calcium in it and you can take a calcium supplement.. you can get that over the counter.. and read on the different kinds of foods and see what has calcium in it...and i believe the things you grow in the garden has calcium in it... like lettuce, spinach.. etc...but i would definitely take a calcium supplement also beans and some fruits has calcium in it...
2006-06-30 13:50:15 · answer #5 · answered by sanangel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
taking a calcium supplement - but it must have vit. D, boron and magnesium in it for better absorption.
2006-06-30 13:54:41 · answer #6 · answered by T K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told to take 2 tums a day.
2006-06-30 16:29:32 · answer #7 · answered by aloneathome 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
calcium pills, but take magnesium because it might cause constipation
2006-06-30 13:50:27 · answer #8 · answered by Samantha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
over the counter medications
2006-06-30 13:49:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every one is right ^^^ Take the advice
2006-06-30 14:29:51 · answer #10 · answered by Merry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋