Calcium is one of the major constituents of bone. Among other functions it also aids muscular contraction (notably the heart muscles) and helps blood to clot .

Our skeleton uses considerable amounts of calcium: it uses 1kg, i.e. 99%, of all the calcium contained in our bodies. .

The human skeleton regenerates itself 4 to 5 times in one lifetime:


Since bones are living organs, they must absorb their daily quota of calcium in order to produce new bone cells.
Bones also store “reserves” of calcium: if the body lacks calcium it is forced to use these reserves which, in the long term, will result in a serious calcium deficiency causing the bones to become more fragile and possibly leading to osteoporosis.
Up until adolescence, the body’s capacity to absorb calcium is at its most efficient: by the time we reach adulthood, our bone reserves are fully built up. After this point, bone breakdown (resulting from insufficient calcium intake and the body’s reduced capacity to absorb it), taps into these reserves at a rate of up to 2% per year: this is why it is vital to get enough calcium and to ensure it can be easily absorbed by the body.

70% of calcium ingested is not absorbed by the body:

The calcium contained in the milk has a higher rate of absorption than that of other foods, thanks to its ideal “phospho-calcium” combination (= percentage of phosphorus in relation to calcium; in our milk it is 1.3 which signifies that there is 1.3 times more calcium than phosphorus), and thanks to the presence of lactose (milk’s natural sugar) which stimulates the absorption of calcium.

Unfortunately, despite this higher rate of absorption, the calcium is still not 100% absorbed, which can be due to several factors, especially an unbalanced intestinal flora: this is the part of the body where nutrient absorption takes place; if the flora is unbalanced, the absorption will not occur correctly.

Therefore it is important to ensure that your calcium intake is sufficient, and to try to keep a healthy balance in the intestinal flora.
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PHOSPHORus:
A mineral, found mainly in milk and dairy products, which, along with calcium, contributes to the development of the skeleton and teeth.

MAGNESIUM:
This nutrient plays a major role in muscular metabolism and maintaining a balanced nervous system.