(Newswire.net – May 29, 2013) Portland, OR — Though calcium supplementation is a necessary nutritional product for bone health, past studies have linked calcium supplemention to increased heart disease risk, according to background information in the study, which is scheduled for publication in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Researchers analyzing data from the large-scale Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study attempted to clarify the issue and found that moderate doses of calcium supplements had a beneficial effect in women, although there appeared to be little statistical benefit for men.
“Our study found daily use of calcium supplements was associated with a lower risk of death among women,” the study’s senior author, David Goltzman, MD, of McGill University in Montreal, said in a news release. “The benefit was seen for women who took doses of up to 1,000 mg per day.”
“Higher amounts of calcium were potentially linked to longer lifespans in women, regardless of the source of the calcium,” Goltzman said. “That is, the same benefits were seen when the calcium came from dairy foods, non-dairy foods or supplements.”
The study fails to consider the quality of the calcium supplement. 1,000mg of calcium carbonate is the same as 1,000mg of limestone, the body doesn’t assimilate it. It’s like eating chalk. Is that really all that good for the body?
A good coral calcium that is harvested and processed without exposure to air is easily digested by the body. The other nutrients that are available also makes a difference. Calcium needs to be kept in balance with potassium and magnesium for ultimate use by the body.
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