These links include information regarding calcium and Vitamin D daily requirements for adults.
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GUIDELINES

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently updated their recommended daily calcium intake.

Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D, November 2010.
Women who are 51 years of age and older should get 1200 mg of calcium and 600 IU of Vitamin D per day.
For more information about the IOM go to www.iom.edu.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) guidelines on daily calcium intake.

Women who are 51 years of age or older should get 1200 mg of calcium per day.
For more information about the NIH go to www.nih.gov.

National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) guidelines on daily calcium intake.

Adults aged 50 and older need a total of 1200 mg of calcium from all sources and 800 to 1000 IU of Vitamin D every day.

For more information about NOF go to www.nof.org.

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines on daily calcium intake.

Women aged 51 years and older need 1200 mg of calcium per day.
For more information about ACOG go to www.acog.org.