Re: RDA for Calcium: is there a difference?

[Guest guest]

Hi Diane:

As I understand it the adult calcium RDAs are 800 mg in Europe; 1000

mg in the UK; and is it 1200 mg in North America?

A study recently done in Iceland concluded that no none who is

getting the RDA for vitamin D needs more than 800 mg of calcium.

Also don't forget the CVD problems associated with excessive calcium.

I don't have an opinion/information regarding protein.

Of course no two studies of the exact same subject matter ever come

to anything remotely close to similar conclusions : ^ )))

Rodney.

> >

> > > Lots of people these days are swallowing calcium tablets.

Especially

> > > with the US RDA for calcium much higher than the european RDA.

Is

> > > this doing more harm than good?

> > >

> > > Rodney.

>

>

> Could you please clarify on this: I did not realize that there is a

> marked difference in understanding what the RDA for calcium between

the

> USA and Europe should be.

>

> Which European countries in particular? Are we speaking of protein

> sparing in relation to calcium intake?

>

> Thanks: just wanted to know, and I thought perhaps others,

especially

> us...cough, cough.....post menopausal women, on the list would like

to

> know if they were not aware of this.

>

> Diane

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