Learn where calcium comes from and how it helps your body. What is Calcium? Videogram. Colorado Springs, CO: Mineralife LLC, 2011.
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Study Adds Weight to Link Between Calcium Supplements and Heart Problems
Research: Calcium supplements with or without vitamin D and risk of cardiovascular events: Reanalysis of the Women’s Health Initiative limited access dataset and meta-analysis Research published in BMJ (British Medical Journal) in April 2011 adds to mounting evidence that calcium supplements increase the risk of cardiovascular events, particularly heart attacks, in older women. The findings suggest that their …
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Dietary Calcium Is Better Than Supplements At Protecting Bone Health
Women who get most of their daily calcium from food have healthier bones than women whose calcium comes mainly from supplemental tablets. Surprisingly, this is true even though the supplement takers have higher average calcium intake. Adequate calcium is important to prevent osteoporosis, which affects an estimated 8 million American women and 2 million American …
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