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Calcium in Diet

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Alternate Names : Diet - Calcium


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Calcium is the most plentiful mineral found in the human body, accounting for 1.5% to 2% of an adult's total body weight. The teeth and the bones contain the majority of the body's calcium (about 99%). Calcium in these tissues is concentrated in the form of calcium phosphate salts. Nerve cells, body tissues, blood, and other body fluids contain the remaining calcium.

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