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  2. Calcium-Rich Foods That Are Just as Good as a Glass of Milk - AOL

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    The typical 1/2 cup of fortified tofu will vary anywhere from 250 to 800 mg of calcium, meaning you’ll get roughly the same amount of absorbable calcium as milk, says Dr. Weaver.

  3. Milk-alkali syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Factors involved in the development of hypercalcemia include excess intestinal absorption of calcium, saturation of the bone's buffering capacity for calcium, decreased renal excretion, and abnormal vitamin D metabolism. [3] [10] [11] Underlying kidney disease is a risk factor for MAS, but even people with healthy kidneys can develop the ...

  4. Milk - Wikipedia

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    A glass of cow milk Cows in a rotary milking parlor. Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digest solid food. [1] Milk contains many nutrients, including calcium and protein, as well as lactose and ...

  5. Hypercalcaemia - Wikipedia

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    Once calcium is confirmed to be elevated, a detailed history taken from the subject, including review of medications, any vitamin supplementations, herbal preparations, and previous calcium values. Chronic elevation of calcium with absent or mild symptoms often points to primary hyperparathyroidism or Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia. For ...

  6. Calcium supplement - Wikipedia

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    Calcium supplements, unlike calcium from dietary sources, appear to increase the risk of kidney stones. [1] Adults generally require about a gram of calcium a day. [1] Calcium is particularly important for bones, muscles, and nerves. [1] The medical use of calcium supplements began in the 19th century. [5]

  7. Calcification - Wikipedia

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    Calcification is the accumulation of calcium salts in a body tissue. It normally occurs in the formation of bone, but calcium can be deposited abnormally in soft tissue, [1] [2] causing it to harden. Calcifications may be classified on whether there is mineral balance or not, and the location of the calcification. [3]

  8. Milk basic protein - Wikipedia

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    Separated from milk through the process of fractionation, it is a functional compound [2] and consists of several milk proteins which are biologically active. The composition is approximately 54% lactoferrin and 41% lactoperoxidase , [ 3 ] with other active proteins, such as Cyastin C and high mobility group-like proteins, making up the ...

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