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Calcium IQ Survey Findings are based on a telephone survey of 1,000 women in the United States, ages 18 and older.
Women's awareness of the value and importance of calcium provides a mixed message. Those surveyed knew that calcium plays a vital role in bone health, but most have not asked or spoken to their doctor about calcium. Furthermore, participants in the survey recognize calcium's importance and are conscious of the possibility of osteoporosis. However, few take the necessary steps to ensure that their diet and nutrition plans incorporate enough calcium or test their bone density to determine whether they may be at risk for osteoporosis.
Calcium is Important for Staying Strong, Healthy and Powerful
- Calcium is important throughout a woman's entire life, not just after a certain age. Two out of three women (64%) responding to the survey were aware of calcium's importance.
- According to the survey, 38 percent of women take a calcium supplement. However, over half of the survey participants (53%) either did not know how much calcium they need or did not think that they were getting enough.
- Over a quarter of those surveyed (26%) believed all calcium supplements to be the same.
- More than half of respondents (57%) did not know which calcium supplements can be taken with or without food and generally do not cause gas or bloating.
- A majority (31%) thought all calcium supplements could be taken with or without food and not cause gas or bloating.
Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Complacency Can As Well
- Of those surveyed, 86 percent reported receiving little to no information about calcium from their doctors.
- Many women involved in the survey did not know that medications that reduce stomach acid could negatively affect calcium absorption into the body (79%).
- A majority of those surveyed (90%) believed that a bone mineral density test is the best way to detect osteoporosis. Startlingly, 78 percent of respondents have never had one.
- According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, one out of two women will suffer an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime.
- Almost a quarter of survey participants (24%) in their 40s have suffered at least one bone fracture in their adult life.
- A third (33%) of those surveyed who are 50 and older have had at least one fracture as an adult.
Osteoporosis Occurs Frequently, But Can Be Prevented
- One out of every two women will develop osteoporosis. A large majority (65%) of those surveyed knew this.
- However, almost a third of women surveyed (32%) did not take any preventative measures to ward off osteoporosis.
- Encouragingly, more than half (59%) of respondents had a daily goal of getting at least 1000mg of calcium the recommended daily dose through supplements and a healthy diet.
