Saturday, July 17, 2010

Calcium/vitamin D Supplements Not Bad For The Heart

Giving calcium and vitamin D supplements to postmenopausal women will not affect their coronary artery calcium levels, new data from the Women's Health Initiative show.

Previous work on this topic has yielded conflicting results, with one study suggesting that calcium supplements raised the risk of adverse events in postmenopausal women. Others, though, have shown little connection between supplements and coronary artery calcification.

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