Cheese - calcium

What does the label say?

It's probably picking up a bad database entry when you scan. Either look for a better match in the database or create your own entry using the label information. If it's not listed on the label, I'd question the product.

And eat real cheese. I don't know exactly what reduced fat salad cheese is, but it sounds sort of awful There are lots of dietary sources of calcium to choose from https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/appendix-11/ Supplementation is also an option. If you've been diagnosed with a deficiency by your doctor, they should have discussed your options.

Try some 2% or 4% cheese or FF yogurt. 1000-1200 calcium mg aday is recommended. I like siggi's yogurt. 200 mg in 4.4-5 oz serving.

"Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that may help prevent osteoporosis, some types of cancer and diabetes. In addition to milk, cheese, fish and eggs, fortified yogurt with vitamin D is one of the few food sources of this vitamin. Since vitamin D is fat-soluble, absorption is increased when you consume it with some fat, such as the fat in low-fat yogurt. Not all yogurts have added vitamin D, so look for the vitamin D percentage at the bottom of the nutrition facts label or skim the ingredients for vitamin D-3. Some yogurts also have up to 25 percent of the daily value of calcium or about 250 milligrams per serving. Absorption of calcium is increased when vitamin D is present. Calcium is important for strong bones and teeth, blood pressure control and muscle and nerve function."

Office of Dietary Supplements and National Institutes of Health -- Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin D
Office of Dietary Supplements and National Institutes of Health -- Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Calcium
USDA: National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 24 -- Vitamin D (D2 + D3) (µg) Content of Selected Foods per Common Measure, Sorted by Nutrient Content

My personal goal is to get 2-3 servings of dairy per day. I like some yogurts but not greek. The texture is weird to me. So, I often have sliced strawberries mixed with vanilla (non-greek) yogurt for breakfast. But most days I just drink a glass of skim milk with my breakfast and another before bedtime. I've toyed with the idea of making myself a latte in the morning to sneak in more dairy. Sometimes I'll mix some sugar free pudding mix with fat free milk to make it a bit more fun.

As much as I don't like the texture of greek yogurt, I have been working to fit it into recipes for the extra protein. I did find it to be a good substitute for sour cream on a baked potato. I also mixed some greek yogurt with parmesan cheese and seasonings and slathered it over boneless chicken for a nice baked dinner dish.

Collards and kale as example, dark green leafy veggies as well as fortified foods. Doesn't have to be milk products.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-k2#section2

Most people in the US get plenty of calcium. Taking Vitamin D on top of it (without Vitamin K2) is a recipe for disaster for your arteries ("calcification of arteries" -- there's a reason for that term). We got plenty of it (Vit K2) historically in our ancestors diets, practically none today. It's why (as a country) our bone health is so bad but we eat 2nd most cheese in the world (only behind France). Vitamin K2 used to be plentiful in grass fed meats and hard cheeses that were grass fed and things like head meats. I know I don't eat a lot of these things and most in the US don't. NK-7 is the best variety of it (from Nattokinase). Not the same as Vitamin K, totally different.

The discovery that Vit K2 puts calcium in the right places in your body has just come in the past five/ten years. People still don't understand it. Vit D helps your body absorb Calcium (that's true). Also magnesium is complimentary too. But Vitamin K2 tells your body where to store it, in the bones and not in the arteries.

janejellyroll wrote: »

MikePfirrman wrote: »

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-k2#section2

Most people in the US get plenty of calcium. Taking Vitamin D on top of it (without Vitamin K2) is a recipe for disaster for your arteries. We got plenty of it (Vit K2) historically in our ancestors diets, practically none today. It's why (as a country) our bone health is so bad but we eat 2nd most cheese in the world (only behind France). Vitamin K2 used to be plentiful in grass fed meats and hard cheeses that were grass fed and things like head meats. I know I don't eat a lot of these things and most in the US don't. NK-7 is the best variety of it (from Nattokinase). Not the same as Vitamin K, totally different.

Even if "most people" get plenty of it, OP says they have a diagnosed deficiency. Why is this relevant to their situation?

Because it's likely she's not getting enough Magnesium and Vitamin D, which are complimentary. If she does, Vit K2 is also complimentary as well. Why didn't you question the person that said to take Vit D?? Seems you take issue with everything that I say for some reason. I know you feel as if this forum belongs to you and no one else but my comment was as pertinent as others.