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Nutrition contradictions! Help!
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Feb 3 7:18pm | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
Osteoporosis. Not non medical but trying to beef up important vitamins and minerals. I’ve read that calcium in vitamin form is bad for the heart. I’m taking them but I’d love to “eat my calcium “ in the future if I can get a clearer idea on food interactions
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The whole issue of calcium supplements and the heart is murky. One study found a 30% increase in risk for women taking a calcium supplement, but then a later study showed a much lower increase in risk if they were also taking vitamin D.
My approach is to use mostly diet with some supplementation. Your blood test can tell you if too much calcium is circulating in your blood. I wouldn't want to be getting 1000 mg just from pills.
One thing to keep in mind is that "increased risk" can be misleading. Let's say 1-in-1000 people have a certain side effect. A study then shows that taking X doubles the risk. That sounds bad! -- until you realize that the risk is now 2-in-1000. The absolute risk is what is important, not the relative risk.