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Importance of Calcium in Our Health Most important mineral of the body that is CALCIUM.  Calcium is important for our bone ,  teeth and other body functions. With vitamin D it prevent us from cancer, diabetes and hypertension also. For proper functioning  of heart, muscle and nerves we need calcium. Milk and dairy products are a rich source of it. Adequate calcium throughout the body depends on the balance between calcium  absorption and excretion.                  Importance of Calcium in our health Daily requirement of calcium 1000 mg  calcium per day for a normal person. Women above 50 years need 1200 mg. 1500 mg/day during childhood and adolescence, and at least 800 mg/day during growth between 6 to 11 years old. Increase requirement in pregnancy and lactation Total calcium in our body is about 1 kg. Do you know 99% of our total body calcium found in our bones in the form calcium phosphate salts? Remaining  1% is very important for our heart, nerves and other