Calcium - http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec12/ch155/ch155b.html Explores where this mineral is stored in the body and how it is metabolized and regulated. Includes causes, symptoms, and treatment for hypercalcemia and hypercalcemia.
Deficiency Diseases and Good Nutrition: Calcium - http://waltonfeed.com/self/health/vit-min/calcium.html Discusses the aspects of low intake, causes of mineral loss, and RDA recommendations.
Calcium - http://www.faqs.org/nutrition/Ca-De/Calcium.html Discusses deficiency, toxicity, requirements, and supplementation.
Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements: Calcium - http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/004/Y2809E/y2809e0h.htm Covers populations at risk for deficiency, determinants of calcium balance, ethnic and environmental variations. From the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Consensus Statement on Optimal Calcium Intake Published in JAMA - http://consensus.nih.gov/1994/1994OptimalCalcium097html.htm Answers questions about the intake of calcium by age and gender. Includes important cofactors, risks, and research recommendations.
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