The adverse effects of calcium supplementation attributed to MI are often gastrointestinal events, the latest study concludes but calcium critic Associate Professor Ian Reid says the research gives another reason to be cautious over using the supplements for fracture prevention.
Reviewing seven random controlled trials documenting evidence of the adverse effects of calcium supplementation, authors Joshua Lewis, Kun Zhu and Richard Prince from Sir Charles Gairdner hospital in WA concluded that calcium supplements led to an increase in functional GI events, which in turn could be mistaken for MI by patients.
Self reported MI had been demonstrated to be inaccurate, they noted, citing a study of admissions to a CCU revealing that 41% of patients...
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