What about calcium?

Answer 1

If you are on a veggie diet and NOT consuming huge amounts of protein (like a typical meatie) then calcium is NOT a problem!

The reason folks are having calcium trouble is that the human body has only one method to remove excess, unneeded amino acids from the bloodstream and that is to bind them with calcium! Where do you think all those kidney stones come from. Eat a high protein diet and your body has no choice but to strip calcium from bone to prevent amino acid poisoning. Eat a normal lower in protein veggie diet and you'll still get the protein your body needs but your body also won't have to strip calcium to excrete excess amides!

Milk is NOT a good source of calcium since on any normal diet (meatie or veggie) the excess protein in the milk will require MORE calcium than is present in the milk! Look at the epidemiology of osteoporosis and you'll see the dairy industry 'milk for healthy bones' campaign has and is failing since osteoporosis rates are rising in the folks that started drinking mass quantities of dairy! Vegans still have the lowest rate of bone loss of any group measured. Don't take our word for it, run a few searches on "vegan osteoporosis" and the like to see the research for yourself.

Note to Animal lover: I gave you a thumb-up in exchange for my previous goof.

Answer 2

For the fellow who said milk - milk is a lousy source of calcium. Only 10% of the calcium in milk is bioavailable after processing. Calcium set tofu beats that by a mile.

25 almonds are better than a cup of milk.

Calcium is readily available in many foods. Supplement if you're worried. The key to calcium is vitamin D. You need D to process your calcium. If you are lighter skinned you can get your RDA of D from 10 minutes in the sun shine with your arms exposed. Darker skinned folks take 20 minutes to half an hour. No sunscreen. Supplement if you like. But we store D for years. It's very likely that after summer sun from your childhood, you've got enough D stores to last you a lifetime.

Answer 3

Green leafy vegetables such as kale are as good or better than milk as calcium sources. Other good sources include: White/Wholemeal bread, Taco Shells, Oats, Soyabeans, Tofu, Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Pistachios, Sunflower Seeds, Sesame Seeds, Flax Seed, Carob, Carrots, Cabbage, Garlic, Parsley Spirulina, Chives, Seaweed, Cauliflower, Okra, Cassava, Figs, Papaya, Rhubarb, Molasses...

Answer 4

directly take calcium tablets...http://ngupta.qbeautyzone.com/

Answer 5

If you are Vegetarian Milk, if you are Vegan Spinach.