A new study suggests supplements may increase the risk of heart attack – but a calcium-rich diet is definitely good for you
(Globe & Mail) — Last week, calcium supplements were called into question after a report concluded that regularly taking them might increase the risk of heart attack.
The report – a combined review of 11 studies conducted in the past 20 years – linked calcium supplements to a 30 per cent greater risk of heart attack, especially among people who also consumed high amounts of the mineral from their diet.
Based on their findings – and the fact that taking calcium only modestly reduces the risk of bone fracture – the study authors called for a reassessment of the role of calcium supplements in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
Does this mean it’s time to trade in your calcium pill for a glass of milk? It’s too soon to say. Not one of the studies included in the analysis focused on heart attack or other cardiovascular events. The studies were designed to assess the relationship between calcium and bone health or colon polyps.
What’s more, the researchers chose to exclude trials that gave participants calcium combined with vitamin D. The large U.S. Women’s Health Initiative, for example, reported that calcium and vitamin D supplements had no effect on the risk of heart disease.
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About time!
Now, when will someone be brave enough to tell people that drinking milk (because of the high calcium content) also adds to the risk of osteoporosis?
I grew up on a dairy farm and both my parents had severe osteoporosis. My father drank gallons of that stuff. Mum less so, but she loved cheese. Dad fractured a hip in his eighties. When milk production was too high we poured the milk down the drain. Guess why? Cows’ milk, unless very diluted with water is not a suitable drink for grown cows. If it is not suitable for grown cows, it is not suitable for human consumption, despite being calcium rich.
I have been on a mainly vegetarian milk-free diet for 15 years and a recent hair analysis showed that my calcium intake was sufficient. All coming from the same or similar stuff that cows eat – greens. If food is grown on good soil supplements should not be necessary and there is no need to drink milk either.
Seems dirty medics and not helping patients survive.
many bad reports give false effects and bones and heart make big effects on good life.
Exploitation is a sick USA section of the English world as is the obsession with Homos.
A good balanced diet with less pressure selling of food and calories means care over food supplements but medics and shops not happy with losing weight methods.
All medicines have notes saying take with a meal: medics say take with a meal: shops sell big portions as bargains:being healthy is better than starvation and dieting is said to be dangerous etc,,.
healthy Cons better eras than cheap food Socialists AND LIBERALS!
So much negativity from super powers etc and big foreigners we need weight on our side.
You’ve got to be kidding….Milk?!?!
Due to the high protein content milk actually leaches calcium out of the bones. Osteoporosis is more common in countries where a lot of dairy is produced and consumed.