Upcal D

AnnieD9999
on 5/23/13 4:11 am - Columbus, OH

So I just looked at the back of my Upcal D packet, and it says 2500mg a serving, 500 elemental, what does this mean? Im taking 3 of these a day, should I only be taking 1?

poet_kelly
on 5/23/13 4:28 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

It means a 2500 mg serving of calcium citrate is about 20% elemental calcium. We need 1500 to 2000 mg elemental calcium (from citrate) a day, so you need three or four doses of the Upcal D a day.

Kelly

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