Please suggest some calcium rich foods.

Q: I am a 52 years old man getting fractures often at the slightest of impacts. However, the fractures are mild. The doctor has advised me to take a lot of calcium. Which foods apart from milk contain more calcium?

A:Food sources of calcium

• Milk - in any form - you can supplement milk in daily diet by taking it in the form of low fat yoghurt and low fat cheese, cottage cheese. Milk is the richest source of calcium.
• Spinach - preferably steamed or just boiled in little water - cooking may result in some loss of calcium.
• Oranges.
• Ragi, Rajma, Peas
• Sardines, Salmon
• Turnip (shalgam), Ladies finger (bhindi), Broccoli
• Sesame seeds, Almonds
• Tofu

Apart from this, you will find foods supplemented with calcium being sold in the market like breakfast cereals, juices, breads, etc.