So, even if
calcium supplements caused a few heart attacks and strokes, if they prevented many more hip fractures, then it might result in a favourable risk - benefit ratio.
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Not exact matches
Taking a
supplement that combines magnesium with
calcium can help lower the amount of C - reactive proteins in your body, which are the main
cause of this inflammation.
You can consume too much
calcium through
supplements, but certain health problems can
cause your body to develop excessive
calcium stores, as well.
When a person has hypocalcemia, a doctor may recommend
calcium and vitamin D
supplements, and will also work to treat the underlying condition
causing it.
Calcium supplements, soft water, stress, and certain drugs may
cause magnesium deficiency too.
What's more, recent news headlines in the New York Times and other major publications have warned against
calcium supplements for reasons ranging from pain from kidney stones to death by heart attacks and stroke
caused by calcification of the arteries and heart valves.
The British Medical Journal recently published a study indicating that women who had a higher dietary intake of
calcium exceeding 1400mg / day and also used
supplements had a higher all -
cause and cardiovascular death rate compared to those not taking
supplements.
Why is this
calcium not getting into the bone matrix to
supplement the daily
calcium loss (due to natural
causes of course)?
That is why supplemental forms of
calcium carbonate, also known as oyster shell
calcium, found in many popular brands of
supplements, (TUMS), is poorly absorbed and many times can
cause problems.
Since foods rich in
calcium can
cause lactose intolerance,
calcium supplements are preferable.
If your
calcium levels are high,
supplementing with magnesium can
cause the
calcium to be released into your bloodstream, leading to high
calcium symptoms (insomnia, muscle pain / spasms, etc).
The decreased absorption of these minerals may not be severe enough to
cause nutritional deficiencies, but healthcare professionals recommend consuming any
supplements of these minerals at least 2 hours before or after you eat
calcium - rich foods.
With clients and readers, and in my research, I have consistently found medications and
supplements that suppress stomach acid may
cause impaired absorption of thyroid hormones, and that includes the above proton pump inhibitors, as well as antacids,
calcium, magnesium - aluminum and iron.
there is a general misconception that osteoporosis is
caused by a deficiency of dietary
calcium and that this deficiency can be remedied by taking a basic
calcium supplement.
The unnaturally large, rapid, and sustained
calcium levels in the blood
caused by
calcium supplements may explain why
calcium from
supplements, but not from food, appears to increase the risk of heart attacks.
If you, by chance, also take hormone D
supplements, those
cause more
calcium to be absorbed from the intestines into the blood, at the expense of magnesium.
Another question I have is, when you take any
calcium supplement, how can you be sure it's going to your bones and not your organs, which happens to some people,
causing serious health problems?
The vet may recommend
calcium supplements towards the end of the pregnancy which will help the lactation and prevent eclampsia, which is a condition that
causes fainting and seizures in
calcium deficient dogs.
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.
In the past, adding
Calcium supplements to a large - breed puppy's diet was encouraged, but it has been fairly conclusively proven that this
causes much more harm than good.
Do not
supplement calcium as this can
cause metabolic imbalances; also, excess vitamins may be harmful to the puppies.
The use of nutritional
supplements can produce an imbalance in the
calcium to phosphorus ratio, which has been implicated as one potential
cause of the development of hypertrophic dystrophy.