Milk promotes better bone growth, strength than calcium supplements.Byline: ANI Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. , April 29 (ANI): A new study has suggested that dairy is better than calcium carbonate calcium carbonate, CaCO3, white chemical compound that is the most common nonsiliceous mineral. It occurs in two crystal forms: calcite, which is hexagonal, and aragonite, which is rhombohedral. when it comes to promoting bone growth and strength. In the study, researcher Connie
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