Best taken with meals. Proportionally more calcium is absorbed by those taking relatively low amounts whereas individuals ingesting large amounts may excrete more as fecal calcium. The mineral is present in small quantities in the extracellular fluid and in the structure of cytoplasm of cells and of soft tissue. Magnesium is essential for nutrition, being required for the activity of many enzymes, especially those concerned with oxidative phosphorylation.
Deficiency causes irritability of the nervous system.
Vitamin D stimulates calcium absorption from the small intestine, increases reabsorption of phosphate by the kidney and helps to mobilize bone calcium. Zinc plays an important role in protein synthesis and cell division. Back to the Wampole Products top level.