Calcium (Leaving Cert Home Economics): Flashcards
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Body's ability to produce calcium
Body's ability to produce calcium
Cannot make it - must obtain through diet
Richest & most easily absorbed calcium sources
Richest & most easily absorbed calcium sources
Dairy products (milk, cheese, yoghurt)
Vegetable sources high in calcium
Vegetable sources high in calcium
Dark leafy greens (spinach, cabbage, kale, broccoli)
Fish that provide calcium
Fish that provide calcium
Fish with soft edible bones (salmon, sardines)
Primary building block use of calcium
Primary building block use of calcium
Bones and teeth formation
Calcium's role in blood clotting
Calcium's role in blood clotting
Activates clotting factors to stop bleeding
Calcium's role in muscle function
Calcium's role in muscle function
Needed for muscle contraction, including heart muscle
Calcium's role in nerve function
Calcium's role in nerve function
Transmits electrical signals through nervous system
Osteoporosis definition
Osteoporosis definition
Weak and brittle bones from calcium deficiency
Adult daily calcium RDA
Adult daily calcium RDA
1000-1200 mg per day
Pregnant/lactating women calcium RDA
Pregnant/lactating women calcium RDA
1200-1500 mg per day
Children/adolescents calcium RDA
Children/adolescents calcium RDA
800-1300 mg per day
Vitamin D's role in calcium absorption
Vitamin D's role in calcium absorption
Essential - increases absorption from 10-15% to 30-40%
Substances that inhibit calcium absorption
Substances that inhibit calcium absorption
Phytates and oxalates
Foods containing oxalates
Foods containing oxalates
Spinach, rhubarb, tea