Facts about calcium
I would like to show You what Wikipedia says about calcium:
Calcium is essential for living organisms, particularly in cell physiology, where movement of the calcium ion Ca2+ into and out of the cytoplasm functions as a signal for many cellular processes. As a major material used in mineralization of bones and shells, calcium is the most abundant metal by mass in many animals.
National Osteoporosis Foundation says:
Calcium plays an important role in building stronger, denser bones early in life and keeping bones strong and healthy later in life.
So what happen if You don’t supply enough calcium for your organism? It’s easy – it takes it from Your bones, making them more weak what can be reason of osteoporosis and osteopenia. Osteopenia means low bone density, osteoporosis means that bones are brittle and weak and fracture easily.
What can You do?
The best source of calcium is milk and milk-based products like cheese. But if You for some reason don’t like milk there are a lot of other calcium sources. Some of food that contains a lot of this mineral: