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Do Calcium Supplements Cause Heart Attacks?

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.

Steve Parker, M.D.

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Medical Heresy: Mediterranean Diet Causes Heart Attacks

Recent media reports suggest that the Mediterranean diet may actually cause heart attacks in certain individuals.  I attempt to debunk this idea in my May 31, 2010, post at NutritionData’s Heart Health Blog.

The Mediterranean diet has long been associated with lower rates of heart disease.

Steve Parker, M.D.

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