Women on diets need more calcium than normal to avoid bone loss, say Rutgers University researchers.
Studies showed a weight loss diet of 1.5 pounds a week for 6 weeks cuts
absorption of calcium. In 57 postmenopausal dieters it was discovered
that those women who took 1,800 mg of calcium a day absorbed 78 percent
more calcium than those who took only 1,000 mg a day. To prevent bone
loss, women dieting after menopause should get 1,700 mg of calcium a
day, the experts say.
For people on low-fat, high fiber diets calcium requirements are also
higher. Studies show that 19 percent less calcium...
