Most people equate think about milk when it comes to getting dietary calcium. But for a growing group of us, milk and dairy products in general are not part of the diet, so where can we get elemental calcium? According to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition we may be able to get it from water.
Most water is not high in calcium, but designer waters that are high in calcium may be a significant source for non-dairy consumers. To see if calcium from water is adequately absorbed a researcher from Creighton University tested absorbablity via several serum markers and compared results to calcium from milk.
The results proved that high calcium water can be a significant source to protect against bone loss. This study may be the first to push the beverage industry to consider high calcium waters.
Posted by Dr. Christina Gutierrez on August 28, 2006 02:29 PM
