Calcium Deficiency Symptoms
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Calcium deficiency occurs when intake of calcium in the diet is less than 200mg per day. Low levels of calcium can cause the following deficiency symptoms:
- Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease which causes a break-down in the bone tissue matrix by a lack of calcium. This breakdown causes the bones to be very brittle and break easily. - Osteoarthritis
Low levels of calcium intake in the diet are implicated in the health condition osteoarthritis (while this condition does have other risk factors, low levels of calcium is the most common reason why it occurs). - Rickets
Insufficient calcium intake in childhood leads to the disease rickets, where the bones (and teeth) become too soft and deformed, growth is stunted and the skull is not formed properly. Rickets is an entirely preventable calcium deficiency health condition.
Osteoporosis is a disease which causes a break-down in the bone tissue matrix by a lack of calcium
- Soft, yellow teeth
Another symptoms of calcium deficiency is when the teeth start to become more yellow (less white) and so the teeth can get softer and be predisposed to tooth decay. - Muscle cramps
Muscle cramping in the legs are early sign of calcium deficiency. The cramps generally occur at night. - Dry skin and brittle nails
Another common calcium deficiency symptom is dry skin and brittle nails that break easily.