Amazing Calcium Benefits The Body

 

Calcium Boost Metabolism

Calcium is vital for good health and may be associated with reduced rates of being overweight. Calcium provides a small increase in thermogenesis, the production of heat in the body's core temperature that may increase the metabolism to burn off body fat. Eating three servings of low-fat dairy products equally spaced throughout each day may contribute to losing weight. A calcium deficiency may cause no early symptoms. It is usually mild but without treatment, it can become life threatening. Long term calcium deficiency can lead to alterations in the brain, cataracts, dental changes, and osteoporosis which causes bones to become brittle over time. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body often associated with strong bones and teeth. It also plays an important role in blood clotting, muscle contraction, regulating heart rhythms and nerve function. Calcium is found in some foods like dairy products, yogurt, milk, cheese, soybeans, dark leafy vegetables, herbs, canned baked beans, canned salmon, and fortified foods.

It is added to some foods to increase nutrition and added to others present in medications such as antacids, also available in supplement form. Calcium deficiency can reduce bone strength leading to osteoporosis which is categorized by fragile bones and increases the risk of falling. Calcium deficiency can cause rickets in children and other bone disorders in adults although these disorders are more commonly caused by vitamin d deficiency. Calcium is essential for good health including many bodily functions affecting mental health, muscles, bone, and teeth. Low levels of calcium can cause extreme fatigue which involves a lack of physical energy and feelings of constant tiredness that may lead to insomnia. Fatigue associated with calcium deficiency involves lightheadedness, dizziness, and brain fog leading to a lack of focus and confusion. Calcium makes up most of the body's bone structure and teeth allow normal body movement by keeping tissue rigid, strong, and flexible. Almost 98 percent of the calcium in the body is stored up in the bones as a reservoir for a source of calcium to maintain homeostasis, the activity performed by many life forms to maintain stable internal conditions.

The body uses calcium and phosphate in several ways to build bone, and teeth, and is an important factor for neuron communication, blood clotting and muscle contraction, says Sciencing. More than 99 percent of calcium in the body is in the form of calcium hydroxyapatite, an inorganic matrix of phosphate and calcium that is stored in bones and teeth in the body. Unlike teeth, bones undergo continual remodeling with consistent reabsorption of calcium and deposition of calcium into new bone. Bone remodeling is required to change bone size during growth, repair damage, maintain serum calcium levels and provide a source of other minerals says NIH National Institute Of Health. The skeleton is a metabolically active organ that undergoes continuous remodeling throughout life depending on calcium uptake. Calcium can be found in many nutritious foods like soybeans, dairy products, milk, cheese, fortified orange juice, fortified cereals, dark leafy vegetables like broccoli, mustard greens, sardines, clams, and oysters, and supplements. The average adult needs 1,000 mg of calcium per day to meet dietary requirements.

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Patricia Lynn

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