Calcium is crucial for women's bone health, so it's absolutely imperative that you get enough in your diet. You can fortify yourself with calcium supplements, but since women need at least 1,000 milligrams per day or more, we should also seek out calcium-rich foods. Think you know how these foods stack up, calcium-wise? Take my quiz to find out.
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Wow. Learn something new everyday.
1lol dang. 1/5...good thing i drink lots of milk.
2Jeez. I apparently don't know squat about calcium.
3Same here. I suck. On the bright side, I know my calcium a lot better now.
41/5 - at least I know more about calcium now.
5I'm so careful to take my calcium with D supplements since I have low bone density. Take care of your bones girls!
62/5
74/5 !! I picked ricotta over the parmesan
I guessed about the waffle vs. the pancake, but
overall I think I knew alot of this. And this is coming from a vegan! I get calcium from non-dairy sources, and supplements.
8Trying to update an article about calcium-rich foods, I came across this website - and liked the test.
But as most everywhere, milk and dairy are promoted as best calcium-providing foods. If you want to do your family a service, don't serve them. They are fattening, inflammatory and addictive. Turn instead to vegetables (including cabbages and roots), herbs (dried and fresh), fruit, nuts, beans and garbanzos, whole grains.
Cave people milked no cows - and had much stronger bones than we have. They got plenty of moving around (no gym or jogging - just plain roaming all day), light (for vitamin D) and sleep. All of those are important for bone health - whereas dairy is not. Just think of it:: Grown cows have extremely strong bones - and they don't drink milk. They eat grass.
Alexa Fleckenstein M.D., physician, author.
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