Are you dairy-free? Here’s how to make sure you are getting enough calcium
Though fortified milk alternatives and plant-based options can help us add calcium to our diets, maintaining healthy levels is more complex than reading the label, writes dietitian Orla Walsh
Kale provides 231mg of calcium per 100g. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto
When a food gets demonised and people start removing it from their diets regularly, nutrient gaps can appear and cause issues both in the short and long term.
When it comes to cutting out dairy, there are concerns about many nutrients that can go missing from a person’s diet. One of which is calcium.
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