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What happens if you get too much calcium?

If you get too much calcium you may get calcium deposits on your bones.


Why do bones become lighter in weight if soaked in vinegar?

Vinegar is acetic acid, or CH3COOH. It reacts with calcium carbonate (which is found in bones and eggshells) to form aqueous Ca(CH3COO)2 plus carbon dioxide. This leaches the calcium from the bones, reducing their mass.


How do you get your bones strong if you do not like dairy?

There's plenty of calcium in tofu, sesame seeds, collard greens, spinach, bok choy, mustard greens, and black strap molasses. In addition, these foods contain vitamn K and magnesium, which are also important for bone health. Also, animal protein is acidic and leaches calcium from your bones. Plant protein is alkaline and protects the calcium in your bones.


What happens if you don't have calcium?

If you have a shortage of dietary calcium: While you are growing your bones will not form properly; After you are adult your body will start using calcium from your bones and you will suffer form osteoporosis.


What happens if too much calcium is deposited in the bone?

Too much calcium makes the bones brittle.


What happens when blood calcium is low?

When the blood calcium is low, the bones in the body release calcium to supplement it. This is a condition which is known as hypocalcemia.


What happens if you don't eat foods or milk containing calcium?

If you don't eat foods with calcium your bones will be weaken and frail bones will lead to fractures or breaks. Others develop osteoporosis because of deteriorating bones.


What happens to bones in acid?

You can very well treat the bones with acid. What happens when using the acid is what makes the calcium dissolve, and it also helps make the bones more flexible.


How does calcium keep bones healthy?

calcium makes your bones stronger


What is calcium made of?

I don't think bones are made of calcium. Calcium is a nutrition that your bones need to be strong.


Name the calcium deficiency disease that afflicts millions of adults in the US?

Osteoporosis. It happens when the body takes the calcium it needs from the bones. Making them weaker. Usually happens to older men and women


What bone is made of calcium?

I don't think bones are made of calcium. Calcium is a nutrition that your bones need to be strong.