Calcium is one of the most important minerals of the body.
It forms the skeleton (bones) and is also involved in a variety of body processes, metabolism, nerve conduction, mental stability etc.
Calcium deficiency or low calcium in the body is a very common cause of osteoporosis, weak bone, deficient mineralization of bones. Though osteoporosis is a part and parcel of geriatric/old age problems, it more commonly occurs after menopause in women.