Calcium citrate - Dr Clark

100 capsules of 690 mg

( 200 mg calcium per capsule)

Calcium Citrate- Product labeling

Dietary supplement / Food supplement.

100 capsules of 200 mg each.

Adults and children aged 12 and over: 1 capsule daily or as recommended.

Precautions for use

Keep away from children.

Dietary supplements should not be used as a substitute for a rich and varied diet.

Do not exceed the recommended daily dose recommended daily dose.

Additional information:

Recommended dose: 1 capsule per day.

Recommended number of doses per box: 100.

Amount per dose US RDA / EU RDA*:

Calcium (as calcium citrate): 200 mg 20% / 20%.

* RDA = Recommended Daily Allowance

Other ingredients: Gelatin, corn starch.

Made in the USA.

Nominal weight: 80 grams.

Authorized health claims:

"Calcium contributes to normal blood coagulation."

"Calcium contributes to normal energy metabolism."

"Calcium contributes to normal muscle function."

"Calcium contributes to normal neurotransmission."

"Calcium contributes to the normal functioning of digestive enzymes."

"Calcium plays a role in the processes of cell division and specialization."

"Calcium is necessary to maintain normal bone structure."

"Calcium is necessary to maintain normal dentition."

Condition of claims:

"The claim may only be used for a food that is at least a source of calcium as defined in the claim SOURCE OF [NAME OF VITAMINS] AND/OR [NAME OF MINERALS] set out in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006."

Note: The new labels are now also labeled in French:

Calcium's role in the body

Bone is a dynamic tissue that is constantly being deconstructed and neoformed.

However, with age, bone destruction (or resorption) becomes predominant, leading toosteoporosis, a risk factor for fractures and vertebral compression. This process is further exacerbated by the fact that, in the event of insufficient external intake, the body must draw calcium - essential for the body's many functions - directly from bone reserves, further weakening the skeleton.

According to nutritionists, calcium intake is often inadequate, particularly in the elderly. This is because calcium is less easily assimilated by the intestines, even though their needs are increased by ageing bones. Calcium supplementation can be provided by dietary supplements containing a calcium source.

It is most often calcium carbonate or citrate. Calcium carbonate is often obtained from shellfish, bone powder, coral or dolomite. These "raw materials" are certainly of natural origin, but have the serious disadvantage, in the "modern" world, of being contaminated by toxic metals (heavy metals) and other pollutants. What's more, they can be poorly tolerated by certain human beings whose stomachs lack sufficient gastric acidity to digest them, resulting in constipation and bloating.

Perfectly tolerated, on the contrary, calcium citrate is, apart from plant calcium plant calciumit is the most readily absorbed and assimilated source of calcium by the body. Nor does it interfere with the absorption of other minerals (iron, magnesium, zinc) or vitamins (A, C, D).

Calcium supplementation also benefits the entire organism. Present in almost every cell in the body, calcium enables muscles to contract, the heart to beat (it's a muscle too!), nerve cells to communicate (neuro-transmission), and blood to clot. That says it all.