Calcium is a mineral that our body contains. About 99 percent of its calcium present in the body is used for making and keeping bones and teeth stronger. Only one percent is present in muscles, blood, tissues and nerve cells. It plays a major role in functioning all parts of the body and used to contract and expand blood vessels and muscles, to secrete hormones and enzymes and to send messages through the nervous system.
Calcium is an essential nutrient mineral for stronger growth of bones and teeth. It also controls reproduction of our body. The main function of calcium is controlling the heartbeat, examining and conducting nerve impulses, hormones secretion, prevents blood clotting, weight loss, building and maintaining stronger healthy bones and survive by doing all of these important activities.
Mostly this is the item which is deficient in every person in some times. Human body cannot make calcium on its own so we have to take from the sources which are rich in calcium products like milk, cheese, yoghurt, green vegetables, wheat and fish etc,. Daily this calcium is secreted from our body through urine, skin, sweat etc.
The amount of calcium needed for a person depends on the age and other factors. But mostly older people are needed more calcium values than the growing children. The people who don’t eat calcium foods can take calcium supplement (if needed or suggested by the doctor) otherwise a disease called osteoporosis will be occur and your bones become weak and so delicate that it can be broken.
So, take the calcium rich diet which helps you prevent osteoporosis disease and get stronger bones.