So,
calcium supplements actually «strip» blood calcium?
Not exact matches
The active ingredients in Tums is
calcium carbonate, which is
actually sometimes used to
supplement pregnant women's
calcium levels.
For example, many skeletal disorders are treated with
calcium and vitamin D
supplements, but patients with mutations in regions involved in vitamin D regulation might
actually be harmed by
calcium supplementation.
Similarly, studies have suggested that
calcium supplements — but not a
calcium - rich diet — may
actually contribute to heart attacks in postmenopausal women.
Calcium carbonate
supplements have been found to
actually suppress bone growth.
I usually like to take a magnesium
supplement with my
calcium rich foods as well, simply because they can work synergistically to help each other become absorbed, but too much
calcium can
actually counteract some of the effects of magnesium.
So using a
calcium supplement or eating lots of
calcium - rich foods, again, is something that you'd wan na consider if you have hemochromatosis but you've got ta
actually be careful with excessive
calcium supplementation if you're concerned about anemia or low iron levels.
It is important to not
supplement the cat's diet with urinary acidifiers unless it is
actually needed because a too acidic pH can cause a different kind of stone to form (
calcium oxalate stones).
Giving
calcium supplements during pregnancy is not helpful and may
actually cause the problem to reoccur during future pregnancies.
As illogical as it may sound,
supplementing calcium can
actually cause rather than prevent a serious, life - threatening condition called eclampsia (milk fever) that is a result of low
calcium levels.