nutrition facts

Calcium has been recommended and widely accepted as an essential mineral for bone and skeletal health and numerous body functions-regulating heartbeat
conducting nerve impulses
stimulating hormonal secretions and clotting the blood. Now
some conflicting and potentially misleading research is threatening to negate the efficacy of this vital mineral.

One factor that the study
published by the Women's Health Initiative
got right was that the government's recommended daily dosage is necessary to receive the benefits associated with calcium consumption and supplementation. Yet more than half of the study participants did not adhere to the recommended calcium supplementation
making improvements in bone density a nearly impossible result. Meanwhile
those that did comply experienced a whopping 29 percent lower risk of hip fractures.

Americans
both young and old
are failing to meet calcium intake requirements and the incidence of osteoporosis is climbing. During adolescent and teenage years
when 45 percent of bone mass is formed
meeting calcium requirements is essential. According to the Journal of Pediatrics
however
only 10 percent of teenage girls and 30 percent of teenage boys are meeting adequate calcium intake
which places them at serious risk for stunted growth
bone disease and
eventually
osteoporosis.

Calcium is available through dairy products and green
leafy vegetables-yet incorporating adequate amounts into a modern
hectic lifestyle
regardless of age
is often unrealistic. Calcium-fortified foods and supplements
however
can fill the gap.

"It's very important that people do take a supplement if they're not getting enough calcium in their diet
says Nicholina Galinsky, R.N.
Unfortunately
most of us are not aware that we have osteoporosis until we break a bone."

Adora™
a new calcium supplement
is made with milk and dark chocolate. Each chocolate disk contains 500 mg of elemental calcium
along with 100 international units of vitamin D and 40 micrograms of vitamin K
which aids absorption. In addition
the supplements taste like gourmet chocolate
which makes sense since the manufacturer
Thompson Brands
is a candy maker
not a pharmaceutical company.