They might, if you’re a woman over 50 taking over 500 mg elemental calcium daily without a vitamin D supplement.
Details are at my recent Self/NutritionData Heart Health Blog post.
They might, if you’re a woman over 50 taking over 500 mg elemental calcium daily without a vitamin D supplement.
Details are at my recent Self/NutritionData Heart Health Blog post.
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What about dairy? I’m not aware of any negative association with mortality directly.
Nor am I, Isaac.
The authors of the study I reviewed would favor milk as a source of calcium over calcium supplements without Vitamin D. They speculate that calcium supplements (without D) cause a spike in serum calcium level that promotes atherosclerosis and calcium deposition in plaque.