1. Calcium Deficiency

2. Goals

3. Calcium Intake in the United States

4. IOM Conclusion About Vitamin D Intake in North America Is Controversial

5. Calcium Deficiency A Major Problem Worldwide

6. What We Will Discuss

7. Next You Will Hear From

8. Calcium Deficiency in Latin America

9. The Situation in Latin America

10. Difficulties in Defining the Problem

11. The Challenges

12. Global Dietary Calcium Intake

13. Reasons for Low Dietary Calcium Intake

14. Populations at Greatest Risk

15. Optimizing Calcium Intake Throughout the Lifespan

16. Targeted Interventions

17. Calcium Deficiency in Asia Pacific

18. The Situation in the Asia-Pacific Region

19. Calcium Intake

20. Calcium Intake in Adults in the Asia-Pacific Region Is Inadequate Gap Between Recommendations and Consumption

21. Calcium Intake and Trends in Children, Adolescents, and Older Adults in Australia

22. Calcium Intake in Children, Adolescents, and Older Adults in China Consecutive 3-Day, 24-Hour Dietary Recall*

23. Why Are RDIs Not Achieved?

24. Why Are RDIs Not Achieved? (cont)

25. Populations at Greatest Risk for Calcium Deficiency

26. Optimizing Calcium Intake in Australia

27. Calcium Supplementation An Important Strategy for Achieving Recommended Calcium Intake

28. Safety of Calcium Supplements Concerns About CV Risk

29. Calcium Supplements Help Australian Adults Achieve Recommended Intake

30. Low Calcium and Vitamin D Intake in Postmenopausal Korean Women

31. Calcium Supplementation and CVD:

32. Calcium Supplements and CV Risk

33. Calcium Supplements and Risk for MI

34. Limitations to the Meta-Analysis

35. Calcium Supplementation and Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease

36. European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases

37. National Osteoporosis Foundation and American Society for Preventive Cardiology

38. Summary

39. Summary (cont)

40. Abbreviations