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Connie M. Weaver, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor and Department Head,
Department of Foods and Nutrition
Purdue University,
West Lafayette, IN

Richard J. Wood, Ph.D.
Chief, Mineral Bioavailability Laboratory
USDA Human Nutrition Research Center
Tufts University
Boston, MA

• Summary
  
  

• Introduction
  
  

• Americans' Low Calcium Intake
  
  

• Are Calcium-Fortified Foods the Answer to the Calcium Crisis?
  
  

• Why Foods Naturally Containing Calcium Are Preferable
  
  

• Conclusion
  
  

• References