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When Should One Take Calcium Supplements?
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reading an answer on WWW.WWWW.WW about when to take calcium supplements, it stated that it depends on the type.
..."Calcium carbonate needs to be taken with meals, as the acidity of the stomach is greater when food is being digested. This acidic environment allows for its absorption. Calcium citrate, however, is absorbed more efficiently than calcium carbonate on an empty stomach, so it needs to be taken between meals."...
But research indicates that taking calcium with meals may reduce the risk of kidney stones and supplementing with calcium between meals might actually increase the risk.
Source: Curhan GC, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Stampfer MJ. A prospective study of dietary calcium and other nutrients and the risk of symptomatic kidney stones. N Engl J Med 1993;328:833–8
So if i like to take CCM (Calcium Citrate Malate) will it not be absorbed as well when taken with meals ?
reading an answer on WWW.WWWW.WW about when to take calcium supplements, it stated that it depends on the type.
..."Calcium carbonate needs to be taken with meals, as the acidity of the stomach is greater when food is being digested. This acidic environment allows for its absorption. Calcium citrate, however, is absorbed more efficiently than calcium carbonate on an empty stomach, so it needs to be taken between meals."...
But research indicates that taking calcium with meals may reduce the risk of kidney stones and supplementing with calcium between meals might actually increase the risk.
Source: Curhan GC, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Stampfer MJ. A prospective study of dietary calcium and other nutrients and the risk of symptomatic kidney stones. N Engl J Med 1993;328:833–8
So if i like to take CCM (Calcium Citrate Malate) will it not be absorbed as well when taken with meals ?
