Dieters need more calcium by Marilyn Pokorney

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Women on diets need more calcium than normal to avoid bone

loss, say Rutgers University researchers.

Studies showed a weight loss diet of 1.5 pounds a week for 6

weeks cuts absorption of calcium. In 57 postmenopausal

dieters it was discovered that those women who took 1,800 mg

of calcium a day absorbed 78 percent more calcium than those

who took only 1,000 mg a day. To prevent bone loss, women

dieting after menopause should get 1,700 mg of calcium a

day, the experts say.

For people on low-fat, high fiber diets calcium requirements

are also higher. Studies show that 19 percent less calcium

is absorbed. It is theorized that the healthier diet moves

food faster through the gastrointestinal tract.

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BIO:

Author: Marilyn Pokorney
Freelance writer of science, nature, animals and the
environment.
Also loves crafts, gardening, and reading.
Website: http://www.apluswriting.net

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