How much calcium do kids need

Tweens and teens can get most of their daily calcium from:

• 3 cups of low-fat or fat-free milk (900 mg of calcium), AND
• Additional servings of calcium-rich foods to get the 1,300 mg of calcium necessary to build strong bones for life.

3 cups of low-fat or fat-free milk (900 mg of calcium)
+ additional servings of calcium-rich foods (400 mg of calcium)

1,300 mg of calcium!

Starting around age nine, young people need almost twice as much calcium as younger kids.

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