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Recently diagnosed with osteoporosis and I am terrified
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jan 2 5:23pm | Replies (164)Comment receiving replies
Hello "Otherside"--- Regarding your using AlgaeCal for many months have you had a DEXA follow-up scan? I ask since you state that you're "...quite certain that it doesn't 'reverse osteoporosis". UCLA Health, May 10, 2021 issue ---"Calcium supplement AlgaeCal can increase Bone Density"-- notes:
"A study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition in 2016 found that some people using the product did see an increase in bone density and that the product wasn’t associated with adverse health effects."
-- I'm new to taking AlgaeCal.
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@bearbayou Perhaps I should have said I'm very doubtful that AlgaeCal can increase bone density rather than that I'm fairly certain. I haven't had a follow-up DEXA scan for 10 years. Due to having had two hip replacements and arthritis in the spine I've been told the numbers wouldn't be accurate. I'm also rather skeptical about DEXA to begin with; its diagnostic categories are arbitrary and I believe the scores are geared to overtreatment.
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@bearbayou like all supplements, it works differently in different people…the trick is to find one that works for you..AlgaeCal has even been mentioned in NIH paper as having some good effect..it does seem that plant-based calcium is better absorbed .