- Is the amount of calcium in bones of a healthy person affected by their average daily calcium intake over time? Explain.
- What are the major food sources of calcium? Be sure to include some good sources of calcium that are not dairy products.
- At what age do people achieve peak bone mass? How does calcium intake in the first 3 decades of life affect peak bone mass?
- What happens to bone mass as adults age (age 30-40 and beyond)?
- How much milk provides 1000 mg of calcium (the RDA for many adults)?
- What is osteoporosis? What are the early symptoms (if any)?
