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Calcium and bones

Calcium is one of the most important minerals for the growth and maintenance of the human body. Bones are continually being re-formed and incorporate calcium into their structure. Calcium is also essential for the formation of and maintenance of healthy teeth.

Reviewed last on: 6/8/2008
Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.

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