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Calcium and Vitamin D for bone density

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jan 29 8:02am | Replies (340)

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@sueinmn

There are probably millions of claims - on the internet, TV, blogs, in magazines - for this supplement vs that supplement...
We need to do our research because so many are either promotions, puffery, or one person's opinion.
When considering supplement which to use, whether calcium or any other, we must rely on scientifically valid research, done by qualified medical or scientific personnel, which actually test the effectiveness and safety of each product, including reporting unbiased results from unbiased studies.
AlgaeCel and many other "new" products have not been proven to have better results than the cheaper, older versions in real studies - https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/news/news-items/2020/january/is-algae-a-good-source-of-calcium.aspx They just cost a lot more.
So, if you want to know what to use, look for unbiased, peer-reviewed studies comparing the advertised product to the old stand-by ones. Over a significant period of time (year or longer.) Among a large and diverse group (not 25 people they selected.) Make sure real, tested berfore-and-after numbers are reported.
Jumping off the soap box now.
Sue

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Point we'll taken. However it is hard to know which company's supplements are worth taking as there is no national testing done for quality. The FDA will report or fine a company when it finds toxic or illegal ingredients in a product of fraudulent health claims, but that's about it. I try to stay with the companies that have been in business for years and sell products interstate as the interstate distribution carries some Federal commerce protection. I generally stay away from products from new, small companies ever since the contaminated pet food scandal a while back revealed the widespread poisonings due to ingredients sourced from China that were contaminated with melamine if I recall correctly. Most of the large, national manufacturers had few-to-no products recalled but a lot of trendier, boutique pet food makers were revealed to be totally reliant on dubiously-sourced contaminated 'meat' by-products. And there's even less reporting now on contaminants from abroad under political pressure to downplay such things.

One other caveat, and this relates to any seemingly exaggerated claims for any product, many of which are now generated by artificial intelligence cheaply, look at when the writer joined up and other comments by the writer. If the writer joins and posts a rave about a product within a day and doesn't post anywhere else, or on any other thread, the odds are its a covert ad (e,g., a handful of the posts about how incredible OsteoStrong is....just saying). The ads are getting harder to spot but have a pattern and similar syntax and grammar. Now I'll get off of my soap box and hope OsteoStrong artificial intelligence software doesn't target me using a handful of new ID'S, lol. Caveat emptor!