How does the new Calcium Absorption Score work?

Fern36 · March 8

I just discovered the new Calcium Absorption Score. I don't understand how it works or what causes it to rise or fall. Yesterday I consumed roughly 1,200 mg of calcium (mostly from dairy and soy milk) yet this new score says I only "absorbed" 30%.

Maggie · March 10

Maybe a score of 30% is the optimum, if the body can not absorb all the calcium? How would you get 100% absorption?

_"The absorption of calcium varies depending on the type of food; absorption from dairy products and fortified foods is about 30%, while absorption from certain plants may be much lower due to the presence of compounds that form indigestible salts with calcium."__

https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-HealthProfessional/#:~:text=An inverse relationship exists between,/L) [7].

How does the new Calcium Absorption Score work?

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