Does milk intake replenish the calcium demand of body?

[Sahana]

Hello, my friend is a vegetarian. She does drink milk. Recently she has been diagnosed with lack of calcium. Consequently, she is suffering from joint pains also. Does milk intake replenish the calcium demand of body?

[Sunidhi]

@sahana Calcium is classically associated with dairy products; milk, yogurt, and cheese are rich sources of calcium, providing the major share of calcium from foods in the general diet in the United States and Canada. In the United States, an estimated 72 percent of calcium comes from milk, cheese and yogurt and from foods to which dairy products have been added (e.g., pizza, lasagna, dairy desserts). The remaining calcium comes from vegetables (7 percent); grains (5 percent); legumes (4 percent); fruit (3 percent); meat, poultry, and fish (3 percent); eggs (2 percent); and miscellaneous foods (3 percent).