Foods Rich In Calcium: green leafy vegetables, brazil and other nuts, chickpeas, lentils, rhubarb and seeds (sesame, sunflower and pumpkin).

b>Obtaining Vitamin D Naturally: Get plenty of sunshine (your body will naturally make it's own vitamin D), sunflower seeds, fish oils, alfalfa and other sprouted seeds, celery, spinach, milk and butter. .

The Yo-Yo Economics Of Women & Diets

According to a new study, British women spend up to 31 years of their adult life, or six months per year, on a diet. That's more time than they'll spend sleeping or raising children! The report, commissioned by Laughing Cow Extra Light Diet, also found that the average dieter fantasizes non-stop about food for around 921 hours or 38.3 days per year and drops around $300 on special diet foods. Not only that, nearly two thirds of all Brits (men and women) "are unhappy with their body and feel that being thinner would make them happier." The depressing data was released this week, when, according to the study, most New Year's Resolution diets fail (75%), either from lack of willpower or unwanted moodiness.

Although this research was conducted in England, I don't think it would be a stretch to assume that American women are similarly obsessed with weight loss.