New analysis questions benefits of calcium/vitamin d supplementation

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Good comment… best to get needed nutrients from food…I’m trying organic plant-based bone supplement to see if that is absorbed better…it includes D3 and K2…I can’t get all that my bones need from foods on a kidney friendly diet…but, all agree on healthy mostly plant diets with as much exercise as our health conditions allow. Individual balance is key, a challenge for us as we age.

@sirrom
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260614011852.htm

@nycmusic
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Thanks for sharing. I quit taking calcium supplements about a year ago after seeing my current endocrinologist for the first time. I’d been on them for 11 years after my diagnosis of osteopenia in 2014. I now focus on getting calcium solely through diet; at least 800 mg daily.

I do take vitamin D but that’s for overall health, not because of my osteoporosis.

I do wonder about people who do not get enough calcium through their diet. It would be interesting to understand if this analysis considered the baseline amount of calcium consumed in diet by the people in the supplementation studies.

Funny this popped up here, I just stumbled on that science direct article last night! Wondering about 1200 mg calcium prescribed(seems like a lot, in addition to any you are getting from food) considering calcium can potentially mess up kidneys and arteries). Same for D, I was on 50000/week 2 years even though my level was 50 after a couple of months. Doc - after asking if OK - said to drop down to 5000 a day, I am taking 4000.

Very interesting article! Thanks for sharing 🙂

@cbusgma2017 Thanks!

@sirrom Sorry for any confusion. Glad you were able to finally access the article.

Interesting article. I also found this one that says "Although the review questions the effectiveness of routine supplementation, experts emphasize that vitamin D remains essential for overall bone health. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium from the intestines into the bloodstream, supporting bone mineral density and maintaining strong bones. Without adequate vitamin D, calcium absorption declines, increasing the risk of weakened bones and osteoporosis over time."
https://www.msn.com/en-au/health/other/calcium-and-vitamin-d-supplements-may-not-prevent-fractures-major-study-finds/ar-AA25MpcO
Also, these articles don't say anything about taking Vitamin K along with calcium, as K helps direct calcium to the bones. There's discussion about studies showing high doses of two forms of Vitamin K can be helpful for osteoporosis. Look in this support group under the heading: "Vitamin K: High Doses of MK-4 and MK-7 Show Promising Results"

Also of interest is this study that says "Although bone mineral density (BMD) is strongly associated with fracture and postfracture mortality, the burden of fractures attributable to low BMD has not been investigated." It concludes, "A substantial health care burden of fracture is on people aged <70 years or nonosteoporosis, suggesting that treatment of people with osteoporosis is unlikely to reduce a large number of fractures in the general population."
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/104/8/3514/5427152