Are you sure you're getting all the calcium you think you are? - Page 2 - ThinnerTimes

myaimistrue · 08-19-2008, 02:00 PM

Calcium Question, figured I'd put it here.

My protein shake says that it gives 100% of daily calcium in each 11oz serving. Does anyone else factor in their shakes into their calcium totals for the day? I'm still struggling to find the calcium for me, but if i'm drinking 2 shakes a day that say they give me 100% each, how much more calcium should I be taking?

Thought?

Corrine · 08-19-2008, 02:16 PM

I don't factor in any of the calcium I get in from food etc. I drink at least 24oz of milk plus cheese plus yogurt.

The normal additional requirement is between 1,500 and 2,000mg of calcium citrate per day.

myaimistrue · 08-19-2008, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Corrine

I don't factor in any of the calcium I get in from food etc. I drink at least 24oz of milk plus cheese plus yogurt.

The normal additional requirement is between 1,500 and 2,000mg of calcium citrate per day.

May I ask why you don't factor these things in? I know that as a post-op patient, we need more than the average person, but do we really need upwards of 350% of the daily requirement?

Duckie · 08-19-2008, 03:16 PM

If we got our calcium from our food we wouldn't have to take extra vitamins. Our bodies don't absorb it due to our "re-routing" therefore we need the supplements.