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Article: How do I get calcium on plant-based diet?(Food)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- July 29, 2009
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Byline: Karen Collins American Institute for Cancer Research
Q. How can I meet calcium needs on a plant-based diet?
A. A plant-based diet means eating mostly, not only, plant foods. So you can get most of your calcium from dairy products, which provide calcium in concentrated amounts in a well-absorbed form.
Current federal recommendations for adults of 1000 to 1200 mg of calcium per day can be met by a variety of healthy foods that includes 2.5 to 3 servings of milk, yogurt or cheese. You can also choose plant-based options for some or all of those servings. The amount of calcium in one dairy serving can come from one serving of ...