Calcium and bones
Calcium is one of the most important minerals for the growth and maintenance of the human body. Bones are continually being re-modeled, which requires incorporating calcium into their structure. Calcium is also essential for the formation of and maintenance of healthy teeth.
Review Date: 12/22/2010
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
