Calcium Supplementation News You Can Use

“For anyone over 50, especially post menopausal women, you should see your family doctor and address with him the issue of taking calcium supplements,” said Dr. Benjamin M. P. Tang, the lead author and a researcher at the University of Western Sydney in Australia.

Four recent calcium studies you should know about :
1. In the April 28 2006 issue of the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers report that a double-blind, placebo control study lasting five years and involving 1,460 female subjects at least 70 years of age showed a significant reduction in the risk of bone fracture and improved bone strength and density for those taking the 1200 mg per day calcium supplement versus those on the placebo.

2. In the December 2005 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (2005; 90: pp. 3153 – 3161), researchers report that teenage boys can increase the mineral content of their bones and increase their height by taking calcium supplements. The study of 143 healthy boys age 16 to 18 separated them into two groups. One group received a 1000 mg per day calcium supplement and the other a placebo. At the end of the twelve month study, the boys receiving the calcium supplement had greater bone density, with the most active boys showing the greatest increase, when compared to the placebo group.

Additionally, those boys receiving the calcium supplement also grew by a statistically significant average of .28 inches more.

3. In the American Journal of Medicine (2005; 118: pp.778-781), researchers report that acid blockers like Prilosec block calcium uptake. Drawn from a randomized, double-blind study of 18 elderly women, the research shows that such anti-acids inhibit the stomachs natural hydrochloric acid production, dramatically reducing calcium absorption by as much as 41%.

Because the average American diet contains inadequate levels of calcium, researchers fear our tendency to rely on anti-acids rather than pro-digestives may be causing low calcium uptake and increasing risk of osteoporosis and bone fracture.

4. In the December 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (2005; 294: pp.2336-2341), researchers suggest that assuring adequate vitamin-D intake each day might offer better protection from osteoporosis than calcium.

The study,based on data from 944 healthy subjects in Iceland, showed that those getting the highest vitamin-D levels showed better utilization of calcium, while those getting high calcium alone did not. Their conclusion was that getting a healthy abundance of both
was the best course.

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