Ask Dr Nerenberg | Health and Fitness

Why does the FDA keep saying we need at least 1,000 mg of calcium everyday when the rest of world doesn’t even?

intake half that amount everyday?
Walter Willett, MD, Ph.D, Chair, Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health says there is no evidence we need to consume that much everyday. Also, the countries who consume high amounts of calcium and milk such as U.S., Scandinavia. Norway, etc. in their diet have the highest rates of osteoporosis and bone fractures.

Because the FDA is a croc of $#!?

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