medical what is the daily requirements for calcium in the diet?
RDAs represent the amount of daily calcium required to meet the nutritional requirements for 97 to 98 percent of a healthy populationâs respective gender and age group. Adults age 19 and older require 1,000 to 1,200 milligrams of calcium per day while adolescents age 9 to 18 require 1,300 milligrams per day.