Calcium deficiency in adults may lead to osteoporosis, which usually does not show obvious manifestations in the initial stage, but as the degree of calcium deficiency worsens, there will gradually be lumbar muscle acid weakness, low back pain, limb pain, fatigue, hunchback or spine deformation, height and even fractures.
For elderly people, it is easier to lack calcium, calcium deficiency is easy to suffer from osteoporosis, and osteoporosis is prone to fractures.
We know that the main component of bone is calcium, and the large loss of calcium makes the bones less hard, so the chance of fracture will be greatly improved.
Therefore, for the elderly, the demand for calcium is relatively large.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="28" > so what should be done from life? </h1>
1. Food supplements
Dietary supplements are a way to help the body absorb calcium.
Some old people to a certain age, in order to guard against osteoporosis, early on the calcium supplement drugs to eat, very cautious, never stopped. In fact, if our elderly friends do not have physical abnormalities, they can be prevented by food supplements.
Foods with more calcium include milk, eggs, beans and so on. Sesame and milk are the highest calcium content, the most nutritious food, the market has a special sale of milk and sesame paste for the elderly, we can always have these nutrients.
2. Calcium supplement products
Calcium supplement products can be divided into:
Organic calcium: such as calcium gluconate, calcium lactate, calcium citrate, calcium acetate, calcium fructoate, etc. the solubility is higher, the irritation to the gastrointestinal tract is small, and the absorption is relatively better, because it does not require the participation of gastric acid in the process of dissolution;
Inorganic calcium: such as calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, calcium chloride, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, calcium phosphate, etc. The solubility is low, and the irritation to the gastrointestinal tract is larger.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="32" > So, you should choose the most suitable calcium supplement for yourself:</h1>
(1) Those who are not deficient in gastric acid should use inorganic calcium;
(2) Patients with stomach acid deficiency should use organic calcium acid or chelated calcium that does not require the participation of gastric acid;
(3) Due to the low absorption rate, young people should use organic calcium and chelated calcium with high relative bioavailability and easy absorption;
(4) People with more serious calcium deficiency in the body should choose calcium carbonate, calcium acetate or calcium citrate with higher absorption rate.
In addition, we should know that calcium needs vitamin D to be well absorbed by the body. Calcium supplementation in the elderly cannot guarantee that if vitamin D is supplemented at the same time, the effect of calcium supplementation will inevitably be low. Therefore, in order for the elderly to achieve the desired effect, it is necessary to supplement active vitamin D and calcium at the same time.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="33" > the following methods can also promote calcium absorption:</h1>
1. Eat a balanced diet
If you want to really supplement calcium, you should have a reasonable combination of meat and vegetables, a regular diet with three meals, meet the needs of the body through balanced nutrition, eat more vegetables, you can supplement vitamins, and vitamin D can promote calcium absorption.
2. Proper sun exposure
Proper sun exposure can promote calcium absorption.
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