Within China, India & Indonesia, Asia’s most populous countries, the average intake stands at around 338mg per day. This is far below the recommended daily intake of 1,000mg. Other Asian countries have a similarly low calcium intake ranging between 175mg to 500mg per day.
According to the Deparment of Health, parents should provide vitamin supplements for children between the ages of 6 months and five years. Children should be consuming vitamin A, C and D supplements, as well as calcium government advice says.
