the best time of calcium supplementation: “2″ and the “intermediate stage” in human life, “2″ and the “intermediate stage” most likely to calcium deficiency, but also the best period of calcium supplementation.

“2″ refers to the children and the elderly. Rapid growth and development of children and adolescents, the high demand of calcium. Into old age, a marked increase in the loss of calcium for women 50-year-old male 65-year-old bone calcium loss began and continued throughout the period of old age.

“intermediate stage” refers to women during pregnancy and lactation, a person charged with “two people” of nutrition task. Of life these special physiological period, due to increased demand for the body of calcium, or calcium loss of acceleration, so that the body in the “calcium-hungry” state, this time not only to absorb the high rate of calcium, but also can prevent calcium deficiency-related diseases.

the most inappropriate time for calcium: fasting

by oral intake of calcium channels, either food or a variety of calcium in the calcium of calcium into the human body need to be under the effect of the acid dissociation into calcium ions. There is no decomposition of acid digestion, calcium can not be well absorbed and used by the body.

when food is chewed in the oral cavity, the parietal cells, gastric acid secretion began to prepare. Not only can acid dissociation of calcium in food and a variety of calcium in calcium, while calcium and strong alkaline medium and the role of a certain.

calcium the best time of day: bedtime, postprandial 1 hour

bedtime calcium: Scientists have found that the best of calcium a day for each time One evening before going to sleep. In the calcium supplement before going to sleep, the night of calcium metabolism for the provision of adequate raw materials, increasing the concentration of calcium in the blood, but also to reduce heart disease, stroke, asthma, emphysema and other diseases. At the same time, a day of calcium in bones to absorb the greatest intensity of time is at night. Calcium supplements or drinking milk before going to bed clothes, plus 1 – 2 soda crackers.

(taken from the “Hong Kong Commercial Daily”)