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What Is The Best Calcium Supplement For A Woman After Crossing Age 30?

Posted on Fri, 11 Oct 2013

Question: what is the best calcium supplement for a woman after crossing the age of 30.

Answered by Dr. Shanthi E (12 hours later)

Brief Answer:
detailed below

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX

The best calcium supplement for a woman after the age of 30 would be Tablet Shelcal or Sandoz chewable tablet.

Apart from this, milk, egg white, and meat are XXXXXXX dietary sources of calcium.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Shanthi E (57 minutes later)

Doctor, I was told that 'calcium citrate malate' is the best calcium supplement for women. is it true? if yes, it's the tablet told by you contains this composition. what will be the composition of the medicine told by you?

Answered by Dr. Shanthi E (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
drug details are below

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Yes, calcium citrate malate is one of the best calcium supplements. It is water soluble and easily absorbed than other forms of calcium.

Shelcal is routinely used by clinicians. Tablet Shelcal contains Calcium carbonate 1250 mg along with vitamin D3 250 IU.

Sandoz again contains calcium carbonate. Easy to chew like chocolate.

You can try Tablet BONETUF. It contains calcium citrate malate 1140 mg, calcitriol 0.25 mcg, magnesium 100 mg, zinc 4 mg.

Hope this helps you.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Shanthi E (12 minutes later)

Yes this helps. Thanks a lot doctor.

Answered by Dr. Shanthi E (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
glad to be of help

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you too. Pleasure is mine, anytime.

Regards,

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar