It is well established that many people’s diets provide insufficient supplies of calcium and that low calcium intakes can contribute to the rate at which bone mass declines with age. The DoH recommends that women should have an intake of up to 1200mg of calcium per day, a level that is hard to achieve through diet alone, especially if the diet contains little dairy produce.

Calcium supplements provide a convenient way to increase the intake of calcium, and have been shown to help slow the inevitable loss of bone mass that occurs as we get older.

CalAsorb®, supplies calcium in the citrate form which is believed to be one of the most easily absorbed compounds of calcium. Three tablets provide a full 800mg of calcium which is the recommended daily allowance.

In situations where calcium absorption is of critical importance, it may be helpful to consider the use of Osteoguard® Synergy. This is a soluble fibre prebiotic, (not a calcium supplement), that studies indicate may modify the bowel flora in a positive way that improves calcium absorption.