Vitamin D + Calcium
| SC Quality Benchmark For Vitamin D and Calcium Products The benchmark for these products is provision of 100% RDA Calcium and a minimum of 100% RDA Vitamin D. Because the RDA of Calcium is so large, it requires at least two tablets to deliver the required dose. As such, presentation of the product in a palatable form is important to long term compliance in this category. Vitamin K is considered a desirable addition to these products. |
There is a significant overlap between this category and Bone Health Combination Products, so SC’s advice is to visit both categories to find the product to suit you best.
Vitamin D and Calcium are considered together to be the primary nutrients involved in maintaining bone health. Loss of bone mass as we age can lead to higher risk of Osteoporosis; strong evidence exists that increased intake of these two nutrients can lessen this risk.
Quality.
All of the products reviewed here are of high quality, in that all provided 100% RDA of both Calcium and Vitamin D. As such, all should provide the benefits associated with higher intake of these nutrients, including reduction of bone loss and consequently a reduced risk of Osteoporosis. Three of the products are chewable tablets which are reasonably palatable. However, Calcium Chews (Ellactiva) is remarkable, not only in that two chews per day provide the correct levels of Calcium and Vitamin D, but the product tastes just like vanilla fudge – delicious, but very expensive unless they take the place of normal sweets.
Value range
The range of cost within the products reviewed for providing 100% RDA Vitamin D and Calcium was between £0.03 and £0.27.
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