Calcium is needed and we often are not getting our fair share

yes you are right women does get less calcium than they needed . and there is a test called DEXA scanning for measuring bone density and that is quite expensive but provide very reliable result. well i am a doctor and i have done it for my mother

[i]Yes it's true. Milk is the number one source of calcium, right? If I'm not mistaken.Sometimes i don't like drinking milk. I don't like the taste. But I'm worried too about osteoporosis.[/i]

One of my jobs offered some free health screenings and that was one of them. It was two years ago, but I think my habits are even better now. At the time of the test I was way off the charts to the good side. Besides eating calcium, we should get enough Vitamin D (sunshine, 10 minutes, twice a week) and magnesium (nuts, leafy greens, sea food). Avoid phosphoric acid (some pops) and do weight bearing exercise regularly (walking, resistance training, jumping rope, trampoline.) The things I have changed are that I drink even less soda now, and I walk more often and farther.

I never was one to like the taste of milk as it is, but I really really like dairy products. I have no problem getting the amount of calcium I need from the food that I eat. I have alway had really good bones and teeth despite not drinking milk for most of my life. I used to love the stu as a little child, but as I grew up, I just didn't like it anymore.

I hav an appointment to get one next Tuesday. I have to keep a check ever since breaking my back a couple of years ago.