Table 3.

Calcium requirements at different ages and under different conditions

Calcium requirements	mg/day
1–5 years	800
6–10 years	800–1200
11–24 years	1200–1500
25–50 years	1000
Pregnant or nursing	1200–1500
Postmenopausal women receiving oestrogen/men 50–65 years of age	1000
Postmenopausal women without oestrogen treatment/men aged > 65 years of age	1200