Originally Posted by lillypad
It takes a lot of vegetables to supply the body's daily need of calcium which is about 1000 mg per day for most people. Milk and other dairy products are the best natural sources of obtaining calcium in the diet.
Care to back up that statement? The papers I have read indeed stated that green leafy vegs are the best source. And it doesn't even take that much to get your daly requirement. In any case, you can get calcium supplements. Swallowing a pill is all it takes, if you're paranoid about calcium.