calcium is the most abundant mineral in our body it has many important functions including the following calcium is required for the contraction of skeletal cardiac and smooth muscles it is also required for the activation of several enzymes calcium is a structural component of bones and teeth it is required for blood clotting process and it is essential to maintain the proper nerve signaling activity it seems like calcium has a lot of things to do with our body so in this video we are going to look at the best dietary sources of calcium number one sardines and
canned salmon because of their edible bones sardines and salmon are loaded with calcium a 92 grams can of sardines contains about 35 percent of the recommended daily intake of calcium in addition they also provide good amounts of quality protein omega-3 fatty acids and several other important vitamins and minerals number two yogurt yogurt is an excellent source of calcium many types of yogurt are also rich in probiotics which provide various health benefits as we have discussed in one of our previous videos one cup of plain yogurt contains approximately 30 percent of the recommended daily intake of
calcium number three cheese most cheeses are great sources of calcium especially parmesan cheese usually our body absorbs the calcium in dairy products more easily than that from plant sources in addition many types of cheese are rich in protein and other essential vitamins and minerals number four seeds chia seeds Sesame and celery seeds are good sources of calcium seeds also contain protein healthy fats and other minerals such as copper iron and manganese number five leafy greens dark leafy greens such as spinach kale and collard greens are rich in calcium for instance one cup of cooked collard
greens provides approximately 25 percent of the recommended daily intake number six fortified Foods another way to obtain calcium is from fortified Foods some types of cereals can provide up to one hundred percent of the recommended daily intake of calcium per serving number seven milk milk is one of the best and cheapest sources of calcium one cup of cow's milk provides about 275 to 350 milligrams of calcium the calcium in Dairy is also absorbed well as we have already discussed additionally milk is a good source of vitamin A D and protein number eight beans and lentils
beans and lentils are high in fiber protein and essential micronutrients they also provide good amounts of iron zinc folate magnesium and potassium the amount of calcium varies according to the type of The Bean nevertheless beans and lentils are very good dietary sources of calcium foreign
