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DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302006000500005
Dietary calcium (Ca) is fundamental to the bone’s health. Both the purport and the element bioavailability in the food need to be considered. The purpose of this work was to summarize the factors involved in Ca absorption and point out the sources with higher bioavailability. Ca is mostly absorbed in the jejunum and low pH seems to favor its absorption, which is higher during growth, gestation/lactation and Ca and phosphorus (P) deficiency, and lower with aging. The richest and best-absorbed […]
Keywords: bone health; Calcium absorption; Calcium bioavailability; dietary calcium