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The Panel was requested to consider if the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for calcium established by the SCF in 2003 (2,500 mg/day for adults, including pregnant and lactating women), which was based on different intervention studies of long duration in which total daily calcium intakes of 2,500 mg from both diet and supplements were ...
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Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel...
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Member States relating to food supplements. OJ L 183. 12.7.2002, p. 51. 2 - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods. COM(2003) 671 final. 2003/0262 (COD). Brussels, 10.11.2003. Background - Terms of Reference
Hypercalcemia occurs when serum calcium levels are 10.5 mg/dL (also expressed as 2.63 mmol/L) or greater depending on normative laboratory values. It can be induced by excess intake of calcium or vitamin D, but it is more commonly caused by conditions such as malignancy and primary hyperparathyroidism .
EVM established two different types of safe upper intake levels, the Guidance level (GL) and the safe upper level (SUL). The determination of SUL or GL entails the determination of doses of vitamins and minerals, that potentially susceptible individuals could take daily on a life-long basis, without medical supervision in reasonable safety.
A UL of 2,500 mg of calcium per day was established in 1997 for all children and adolescents in these life stage groups, largely on the basis of the UL established for adults (i.e., 2,500 mg/day) (IOM, 1997).
In 2003, the Scientific Committee on Food (SCF) established a Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) of calcium for adults, including pregnant and lactating women, of 2,500 mg/day. This UL was based on different long-term intervention studies in which a total daily intake of 2,500 mg of calcium/day from
Calcium and vitamin D are needed to keep bones healthy. Getting enough calcium can slow bone loss and lower the risk of broken bones as you get older. Osteoporosis is a condition where bones become thin and brittle, and are more likely to break. Eating foods with calcium helps keep your bones healthy and prevents osteoporosis.
