Query over calcium heart attack link
Researchers from the University of Auckland in New Zealand and the University of Aberdeen in Scotland looked at data from the trials in which a total of 12,000 people aged over 40 taking calcium supplements of 500mg or more a day took part.
It was the effect of supplements, which increased the levels of calcium circulating in the blood and caused the increased risk, they pointed out. “Given the modes benefits of calcium supplements on bone density and fracture prevention, a reassessment of the role of calcium supplements in the management of osteoporosis is warranted,” they said.
