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January 11, 2010 |
no responses I said in my last post that yogurt had one of the highest amounts of calcium by weight – so here, I wanted to expand on that a bit. So let’s first take a look at a chart of different foods and their calcium content.
Ten Best Foods For Calcium
|
low-fat yogurt (plain)
|
1 cup |
415 mg |
| low-fat yogurt (fruit flavored) |
1 cup |
345 mg |
| nonfat dry milk (powder only) |
1/4 cup |
377 mg |
| canned sardines (with bones) |
3 oz. |
372 mg |
| skimmed milk |
1 cup |
302 mg |
| calcium-fortified waffles |
2 |
300 mg |
| orange juice |
8 oz. |
300 mg |
| grapefruit juice |
8 oz. |
300 mg |
| Parmesan cheese (grated) |
1/4 cup |
338 mg |
| Swiss cheese |
1 oz. |
272 mg |
The daily recommended intake of calcium is between 1000 mg and 1500 mg per day according to a 1994 study by the National Institute of Health (NIH). If you do not get enough calcium, then the body gets the calcium you need from the most available source – your bones. If this happens too often, then your bones become brittle and can break easily. This is know as osteoporosis (low bone mass).
Here is a handy little calcium calculator (opens in a new window).
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