Calcium is the soft grey alkaline earth metal, chemically reactive in nature. It strengthens bones and teeth making the skeletal structure of the body strong. Whereas calcium deficiency can lead to kidney stones, heart attack, calcification of soft tissues, etc.

1. Presented by
Dr. Sudhakar Kokate
Director PPRC, India
Nutritional facts
&
Awareness
about
‘Calcium’ in human body

2. Let thy food
be thy medicine
And thy medicine
be thy food
-Hippocrates 46-377 BCE
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3. Hippocrates
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4. Calcium …. Ca
 Soft gray alkaline earth metal
 Chemically reactive and soft
 Not occurring in Natural form
 Occurs with associated compounds
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5. Calcium …. Ca
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6. Calcium …. Ca
 Calcium – latin calx meaning “Lime”
 Fifth most abundant earth element by
mass in the earth’s crust
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7. History
 Known from several years
975 A.D. ‘Plaster of Paris’ calcium sulfate
is useful for setting broken bones
Sir Humphry Davey isolated calcium in
1808 in England
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8. Humphry Davey
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9. History
 Important for living organisms
Major material in mineralising bone,
teeth and shells
Body’s 90% Ca is stored in the bones and
teeth
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10. History
 Other 10% is useful in:
1. Exocytosis
2. Neurotransmitter-release
3. Muscle contraction
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11. Calcium
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12. Calcium plays an important role
in building stronger, denser
bones early in life and keeping
bones strong and healthy later in
life.
- National Osteoporosis Foundation
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13. How much ‘Ca’ do you need?
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SR. NO. AGE CALCIUM REQD. mg
1 0 – 6 months 200
2 7 – 12 months 260
3 1 – 3 yrs. 700
4 4 – 8 yrs. 1000
5 9 – 13 yrs. 1300

14. How much ‘Ca’ do you need?
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SR. NO. AGE CALCIUM REQD. mg
6 14 – 18 yrs. 1300
7 19 – 50 yrs. 1000
8 51 – 70 yrs. 1000
9 > 71 yrs. 1200
10 Pregnant women 1300

15. Calcium …. Ca deficiency
 Numbness in fingers and toes
 Muscle cramps
 Convulsions
 Lethargy
 Loss of appetite
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16. Calcium …. Ca deficiency
 Abnormal heart rhythms
 Kidney stones
 Calcification of soft tissues
 Increased risk of stroke
 Heart attack
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17. Calcium …. Ca deficiency
 Memory loss
 Muscle spasms
 Depression
 Brittle bones
 Hallucinations
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18. Calcium …. Ca deficiency
 Eye diseases
 Osteoporosis
 Spinal fracture
 Inability to walk
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19. Calcium …. Ca supplements
 Mostly synthetics
 Available commercially in different
forms and doses
 Recommended optimum dose required
 Excess cause detrimental effects
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20. Side-effects of
Ca supplements (in excess)
 Gas
 Bloating
 Constipation
 Osteoporosis
 Diarrhoea
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21. Side-effects of
Ca supplements (in excess)
 Weight loss
 Kidney stones (Ca-oxalate)
 Cancer
 High Blood pressure
 Cardiovascular disease
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22. SK’s counter for ‘Ca’
a) Find out how much Ca you need
daily?
b) Make a list of foods you take with
quantity daily?
c) If you fill reqd. dose throughout diet
don’t take supplements
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23. SK’s counter for ‘Ca’
d) Go natural
e) Use plant based calcium raw / cooked
f) Keep a daily record
g) Check once in a week
h) Be your own doctor – check changes in
your body and rectify
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24. SK’s counter for ‘Ca’
i) Be happy
j) Remember you are the most beautiful
and active individual on the globe
k) Change lifestyle as per time
LIVE LONG FOR THE WELFARE OF
HUMAN BEINGS
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25. Calcium rich foods
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Milk Yoghurt / Curd
Cheese Soy products
Cornflakes Collard grass
Whole grains Almonds
Kale Oranges
Turnips Chicory greens

26. Milk
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27. Calcium rich foods
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Tofu Sesame seeds
Okra Watercress
Broccoli Nuts
Green snap beans Figs
Chinese cabbage Cereals
Dandelion greens Hijiki

28. Calcium rich foods
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29. Calcium rich foods
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Wakame Arugula
Seaweeds Dark leafy greens
Blackstrap
molasses
Canned fish
Pistachio Quinosa

30. MILK
 Excellent source of Calcium
 High concentration – 300 mg / cup
 Excellently absorbed
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31. Quantitative data
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Sr. No. Item
Ca mg/day
(100 gm)
1 Low fat cheese 961
2 Soy products 350
3 Canned fish 383
4 Tofu 253
5 Plain curd 450
6 Okra 77
7 Chinese cabbage 105

32. Quantitative data
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Sr. No. Item
Ca mg/day
(100 gm)
8 Broccoli 47
9 Green snap beans 37
10 Sesame seeds 88
11 Almonds 264
12 Watercress 120
13 Dandelion green 100

33. Something more….
 Spinach, chard, amaranth and other
greens may pose oxalate problem ….
Kidney stones
 Research alarms people against such
products
 Egg shell …. Good source of Calcium
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34. Egg shell ….
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35. Something more….
 Egg shell ….
1. Cheap source of calcium
2. Useful in underdeveloped countries
3. Fine powder can be taken with food
or a glass of water
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36. Research says ….
 Excessive intake of calcium can be
detrimental to cardiovascular health in
men and doubles the risk in women
 Jl. of American Medical Assn. says – too
much of Ca supplements could
increase the risk of heart disease
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37. Research says ….
 Study > 4 lakh middle aged adults (50
– 70 yrs.) for a period of 12 yrs. Men
who had taken > 1000 mg of Ca/day
have nearly a 20% higher chance of
dying than to heart related diseases
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38. Research says ….
 Excess deposition of calcium in arteries
pose stroke
 For strengthening of bones, muscles
vegetables like Comfrey, Nettle,
Burdock, Oat straw, Horse tail, Kava,
Turmeric, Arnica, Apple, Bananas,
Avocados are needed
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39. Comfrey ….
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40. Nettle ….
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41. Burdock ….
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42. Oat straw ….
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43. Horse tail ….
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44. Kava ….
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45. Turmeric ….
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46. Arnica ….
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47. Apple ….
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48. Bananas ….
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49. Avocados ….
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