Calcium

[willsie01]

Since adopting a vegan diet I've thought a lot of how to ensure adequate nutrients but one I've overlooked is calcium. I see the NHS guideline is 700mg a day. How do we ensure we get that?

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A very good question willsie01 and I've had a look on the internet as I know greens are very good. I hope you find the link interesting.

healthline.com/nutrition/ve...

Stay safe and well.

Alicia 👍😊

[Bramleyb]

The vegan society suggest fortified soya or oat milk, calcium set tofu, and as crazy fitness mentions green leafy veg. Also tahini, some pulses and dried fruit. In the UK brown and white bread apparently has calcium added. The vegan society has some suggestions vegansociety.com/resources/... and the NHS site has some nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/t...

- you may need to scroll down the page to find the calcium suggestions.

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Hi willsie01 another great source of calcium is sesame seeds so this includes Tahini made with crushed sesame seeds.If you are concerned with calcium it’s important to remember that we need magnesium to absorb calcium and around 50% of the population is deficient in Mg.

it’s due to soil depletion.

Another important thing to know about calcium is caffeine depletes our bodies of calcium so it’s important to know this. I only drink decaf in the evenings for 2 reasons.

Some excellent advice by the others.