Calcium and Vitamin D3 Tablets

Why Calcium and Vitamin D?

Vitamin D is required for efficient calcium absorption and for the maintenance of normal blood concentrations of calcium and phosphorus. Calcium and Vitamin D helps to reduce the loss of bone mineral in post-menopausal women aged 50 years and older. A beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of at least 1200mg of Calcium and 20 µg of Vitamin D from all sources. This is especially important our life expectancy age is increasing, with the older adult population being the largest growing age sector in the UK. Low bone mineral density is a risk factor for osteoporotic bone fractures in both men and women.

Calcium

The name of this nutrient derives from the Latin term for lime, calx. Lime was originally used to heat limestone and make plaster and mortar, hence its name. The element was discovered by Humphrey Davy in 1808 when Davy tried to reduce lime by electrolysis. He was unsuccessful but knew that he had found a new element. Calcium is accessible in many food sources, not least limited to yoghurt, milk and cheese, broccoli, cabbage, kale, soya beans, tofu, almonds, sesame seeds, pilchards and sardines where the fish bones are eaten, and fortified foods. The Government recommends a Calcium intake of 700mg per day, between the ages of 19 and 64 (Mineral figures were obtained from Dietary Reference Values for Food Energy and Nutrients for the United Kingdom, 1991). 

Vitamin D

Vitamin D is well known due to its deficiency disease called rickets. Although the deficiency isn't very common in the modern world, rickets was fairly common up until 100 years ago. Scientists discovered the cause of the condition in 1914 and the need for Vitamin D has been highlighted ever since. Vitamin D is synthesised from the action of sunlight on the skin and occurs naturally in foods such as salmon, tuna, mackerel and egg yolks.

Our Calcium and Vitamin D3 tablets

At Oxford Vitality, our Calcium and Vitamin D tablets contain Vitamin D3, a type of Vitamin D that has recently been shown to be the most beneficial of the different forms of Vitamin D. 

We provide this tablet in four quantities to suit your purchasing requirements. The tablet is offered in a torpedo style at an 18mm diameter in order to pack in all the nutrients.

Please note - that this product is suitable for vegetarians, but not for vegans. This product does not contain any milk, but milk products are handled at our factory.

This product contains Calcium Carbonate, which may contain Wheat. Please do not consume if you have an allergy or intolerance to Wheat.

We recommend that both the 500 and 1,000 tablet options are more suitable for use by more than one person. This is to ensure that you are receiving full use of the product before its expiry date. For one person's use, we recommend the 120 or 240 tablet options.