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Calcium plays a very important role in many bodily functions. It helps build stronger, denser bones and keeps bones healthy later in life. It also helps with the electricity in nerves, and with muscle contraction. In the heart, calcium is the mineral that plays a key role in causing the heart to contract. 99% of the calcium in the body is stored in the bones and teeth.

Calcium has been known for thousands of years. The name calcium comes from the latin word "calcis" which means "lime." The romans were known to make "lime" from calcium oxide, brought from mines.

Even though calcium has been known for thousand of years, it wasn't really purified and or identified as an element till 1808 by sir Humphrey Davy of England.

The best sources of calcium in the diet are milk, yogurt, and cheese. Nearly 72% of the calcium in the US comes from dairy foods.