Recommended Daily Calcium Intake
|
Infants
birth-6 months - 400 mg / day
6-12 months - 600 mg / day |
Children
1-5 years - 800 mg / day
6-11 years - 800-1200 mg / day |
Adolescents &
Young adults
11-24 years - 1200-1500 mg / day |
Women
25-50 years - 1000 mg / day
Pregnant or lactating women - 1200-1500 mg / day
Postmenopausal women on estrogen - 1000 mg / day
Postmenopaural women not on estrogen - 1500 mg /
day |
| Men (25-50
years) - 1000 mg / day |
| All women and men
above 65 - 1500 mg / day |
