yes, professionals all say that as they are pulling from the same toolbox without much thought. I'm not saying that it's unnecessary, I just question why our RDA for calcium is the highest in the world and yet we have one of the highest rates of osteoporosis. One of my doctors who is a very experienced endocrinologist was the first to tell me that my numbers were good and I could likely consume 800-900 mg a day and be just fine. He also said that he believes that the RDA will eventually be revised downward. He's a rare thinker in the field though. I'm not suggesting that anyone disregard the current guidelines or recommendations of their providers because unfortunately, we really don't know for sure. Ultimately if research confirms that revisions to the RDA are necessary, it generally takes about 17 years for research findings to make it's way into general practice. Until then, we should all try to get most from food and achieve a level that we are comfortable with. For me, some days I can get to 1100-1200 and others I just can't without eating an enormous amount of food or supplementing. I try to keep my supplementation to a sparse minimum as I can.