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New analysis questions benefits of calcium/vitamin d supplementation
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jun 24 2:00pm | Replies (29)Comment receiving replies
@jozer
Hi, both my "Bone Fracture Clinic" practitioner and my gyn asked me if I took calcium supplements. When I said no, they both replied "Good, don't" I was surprised, expecting a lecture on how I should be taking them. Instead, I was told that studies had shown that most of the calcium from supplements does not get absorbed into your bones, and in fact there is concern that some of it actually may be deposited in your arteries, giving you an increased risk of cardiovascular issues. We should try to get our calcium requirements met by food as much as possible. I don't know - all I know is I wouldn't take the supplements because they were just too big for me to swallow without fear of choking to death. Maybe the thoughts on this have changed and the pendulum is swinging back to the original way of thinking. Just relating what I was told several years ago......
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@lylii Vitamin K should be taken with calcium as it helps direct calcium to your bones. There is discussion about it under this topic heading: "Vitamin K: High Doses of MK-4 and MK-7 Show Promising Results"
I take calcium, but take products that are divided up into 3-4 pills a day so they aren't super large. I alternate between New Chapter Bone Strength and Citrical Petites.
If you want a food based calcium, you can try Seen Calcium Chews, which gets its calcium from food (dates, milk minerals and protein, almonds and mushroom . Each chew contains 500mg calcium and 400IU Vitamin D. Soon, they will include Vitamin K in the product.
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@lylii yes all directions from med pros so vague…some say 1200 mg some say other things…I went to 4 docs for opinions on treatment and one (a rheumatologist) said 1200 is too much but the rest said 1200…but it can and should come from food, a good idea to keep track and then you would supplement with with whatever mg you are lacking. Doc didn’t say anything about the importance of getting calcium from food first.