Are you choosing the correct Calcium supplement for you?
You probably know that making sure you get enough calcium is one of the most recommended ways of helping to keep your bones strong.
But there are so many different forms of calcium out there and so many different opinions, claims, and so forth....it can be very confusing.
Getting enough calcium is a definite must where bone-building is concerned. Calcium is vital for strong bones and is the key ingredient when it comes to bone-building. But many of us don’t get nearly enough calcium.
When choosing a calcium supplement, it is important to choose wisely. Many calcium supplements state how much calcium is in the tablet but this number does not always reflect the true elemental calcium. When a physician recommends that you need 600mg of calcium per day, he/she is referring to elemental calcium. This is also true when you see recommended daily allowance (RDA). The RDA refers to elemental calcium.
In simple terms, this is the amount of calcium that is available to actually work in your body. If you use calcium supplements, it’s wise to read the labels carefully! Just because the label says the calcium supplement has 600mg, it does not always mean that this is the amount of elemental calcium in it. Often the label will list the elemental calcium; other times it’s not mentioned. So to be sure you're getting the calcium you need, it makes sense to know what percentage of elemental calcium is in the different forms of calcium available.
It is confusing when choosing a calcium supplement. There are so many out there all purporting to do the same thing, but there are differences between the different forms.