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Nutrition » Calcium [ Ca ]
AI Overview
Calcium is important for building strong bones and teeth, regulating muscle contractions, and supporting heart health.
Bones and teeth
- Calcium combines with other minerals to form crystals that give bones strength and structure.
- Calcium is essential for building strong bones when you're young and to keep your bones strong as you get older.
Heart health
- Calcium may help regulate blood clotting, heart rhythms, and how blood vessels dilate and contract.
- People whose diets are deficient in calcium have a higher risk of high blood pressure.
Muscle contractions
- Calcium helps regulate muscle functioning, such as contraction and relaxation.
- Calcium is needed for the proper functioning of your heart, muscles, and nerves.
Other functions
- Calcium plays a role in blood clotting, transmission of nervous system messages, and enzyme function.
![Calcium [ Ca ]](/assets/Cards/bones_cut__ScaleWidthWzI1MF0.jpg)
-= Proximates =-
Energy Protein Dietary Fiber Starch Nitrogen Carbohydrate
-= Minerals =-
Calcium [ Ca ] Iron [ Fe ] Magnesium [ Mg ] Phosphorus [ P ] Potassium [ K ] Zinc [ Zn ] Copper [ Cu ] Manganese [ Mn ] Selenium [ Se ] Molybdenum [ Mo ]
-= Vitamins =-
Thiamin [ B1 ] Riboflavin [ B2 ] Niacin [ B3 ] Pantothenic acid [ B5 ] Pyridoxine [ B6 ] Folate [ B9 ] Biotin [ B7 ]
-= Amino Acids =-
Betaine [ BET ] Tryptophan [ W ] Threonine [ T ] Isoleucine [ I ] Leucine [ Leu ] Lysine [ Lys ] Methionine [ Met ] Cystine [ Cys ] Phenylalanine [ Phe ] Tyrosine [ Tyr ] Valine [ Val ] Arginine [ Arg ] Histidine [ His ] Alanine [ Ala ] Aspartate [ Asp ] Glutamate [ Glu ] Glycine [ Gly ] Proline [ Pro ] Serine [ Ser ]
-= Antioxidants =-
Rutin Quercetin Vitexin Isovitexin D-chiro-inositol
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