abstract:Elemental calcium is a term used in dietary supplement ingredient lists to refer to the amount of calcium in a product.Women, Hormones and the Menstrual Cycle Calcium pills contain calcium in a variety of molecules, such as carbonate], [[citrate, citrate-maleate, orotate, etc.
The recent Institute of Medicine study recommends everyone age 1 to 70 take 600 international units (IU) per day of vitamin D and those over 71 take 800 IU. The institute recommends adolescents age 9 to 18 receive 1, 300 mg per day of elementalcalcium.