Are you getting enough calcium in your diet?
If you’re a post-menopausal woman, you’re at risk for osteoporosis. Sufficient calcium in your daily diet is one key way to help prevent this potentially life-altering disease. But how much, exactly, do you need?
The National Osteoporosis Foundation recommends that men and women over age 50 get 1200mg of calcium daily, through diet and/or supplements. For some women at higher risk—including breast cancer survivors taking an aromatase...
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