How much Calcium does your baby or child need per day?

• 0 to 6 months : 400mg• 6 months to 1 year: 600mg •Children 1-3 years: 500mg • Children 4-8 years: 800mg

Breast Milk or Formulameets your baby's nutritional needs for much of his first year and that includes his calcium requirements.

Infant Nutrition Main Priority:

• to provide an adequate supply of calcium for normal bone mineralization and growth.

RESEARCH SHOWS…• Calcium retention was observed in formulas;

retention levels ranged between 45 and 53 percent. When human milk was used, a significantly higher retention level was measured at 72 percent.

Calcium Maintains Healthy Teeth Calcium Maintains Healthy Teeth • Calcium builds strong teeth

and a strong jaw bone• Research has shown that

children with more cavities at the end of a 5-year study were also those who reported drinking more soft drinks and powdered beverages such as Kool-Aid, most of which are loaded with sugar– Think your drink and choose

milk!

How much Calcium does a young or older adult need?

• 19-50 years: 1000mg • 51 and over: 1200mg

An adolescent may absorb up to 75% of the calcium obtained from foods, while in adults the maximum absorption ranges from 20% to 30%.

According to research a low Calcium intake leads to:

• Osteoporosis • Hypertension• Gum Disease• Colon and rectal Cancer

Osteoporosis • 44 million Americans, or

55% of people 50 years of age and older suffer from Osteoporosis.

• Osteoporosis strikes 1 in 3 women over 50 worldwide (more than breast cancer) and 1 in 5 men (more than prostate cancer).

Hypertension • Hypertension can

occur in both children and adults. It affects about 50 million- or 1 in 4- adult Americans.

• Uncontrolled hypertension increases the risk of coronary heart disease.

Weight Management• According to the

Journal of the American College of Nutrition data suggests that increasing calcium intake by at least 2 dairy servings per day could reduce the risk of overweight substantially.

Physical Activity for Prevention:

• Builds and maintain healthy bones.• Lowers risk of fractures and falls.• Helps with weight management.