Recommended daily dose of calcium is 800 mg per day for adults and children more than 1 year of age, plus an additional 400 mg per day in adolescence, pregnancy and lactation.
Only about 40% of the oral dose is absorbed and factors which affect absorption e.g. dietary phytates, should be taken into account.
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