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Calcium is deposited in the bone structure, as Calcium phosphate, and this builds the bone density. The more dense the bones of a person, the stronger they will be and the less fragile and prone to osteoporosis the person will be in later life. Bone density is built up in women until the age of about 30, and so until then they should be consuming more Calcium than the middle-aged and elderly, who still need Calcium, don't get me wrong.

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