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Recommended adequate intake for calcium

Male and Female Age Calcium (mg*/day) Pregnancy & Lactation0 to 6 months 210 N/A7 to 12 months 270 N/A1 to 3 years 500 N/A4 to 8 years 800 N/A9 to 13 years 1,300 N/A14 to 18 years 1,300 1,30019 to 50 years 1,000 1,00051+ years 1,200 N/A

*mg=milligrams

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What a dr

ag

In the United S

tates, 23.4 percent

of men and 18.5 p

ercent of

women are smoke

rs.

Smoking cause

s about 90 percent

of lung cancer dea

ths in

women and 80 per

cent of lung cance

r deaths in men.

Smoking harms

nearly every organ

of the body.

Smoking doubl

es a persons risk f

or a stroke.

Secondhand s

moke exposure cau

ses respiratory sym

ptoms in children a

nd slows their lung

growth.

There is no risk

-free level of secon

dhand smoke expo

sure. Even brief ex

posure can be dang

erous.

Americans spe

nd approximately $

88.8 billion each ye

ar on tobacco prod

ucts.

In 2005, cigare

tte companies spen

t $13.11 billion on a

dvertising and prom

otion.

From 1997 to 2

001, cigarette smo

king was estimated

to be responsible

for $167 billion in a

nnual

health-related econ

omic losses in the

United States.

Cigarette smok

ing results in 5.5 m

illion years of poten

tial life lost each ye

ar in the United Sta

tes.

Source: Depart

ment of Health and

Human Services C

enters for Disease

Control and Preve

ntion

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What a dr

ag

In the United S

tates, 23.4 percent

of men and 18.5 p

ercent of

women are smoke

rs.

Smoking cause

s about 90 percent

of lung cancer dea

ths in

women and 80 per

cent of lung cance

r deaths in men.

Smoking harms

nearly every organ

of the body.

Smoking doubl

es a persons risk f

or a stroke.

Secondhand s

moke exposure cau

ses respiratory sym

ptoms in children a

nd slows their lung

growth.

There is no risk

-free level of secon

dhand smoke expo

sure. Even brief ex

posure can be dang

erous.

Americans spe

nd approximately $

88.8 billion each ye

ar on tobacco prod

ucts.

In 2005, cigare

tte companies spen

t $13.11 billion on a

dvertising and prom

otion.

From 1997 to 2

001, cigarette smo

king was estimated

to be responsible

for $167 billion in a

nnual

health-related econ

omic losses in the

United States.

Cigarette smok

ing results in 5.5 m

illion years of poten

tial life lost each ye

ar in the United Sta

tes.

Source: Depart

ment of Health and

Human Services C

enters for Disease

Control and Preve

ntion

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