● Lowers blood pressure and the risk of hypertension (high blood
pressure)
● Decreases risk of colon cancer (has not been determined
conclusively)
● Helps promote a healthy colon
● Lowers body weights or less weight gain over
time
Getting sufficient calcium should begin at an early age and
continues throughout lifetime. It is especially
important:
● For elderly women & men
● During & after menopause
● During pregnancy & breast feeding
● For growing children