Written by Chrystal Moulton, Science Writer. In women more than 10 years post-menopause, researchers saw a significant negative association between calcium intake and the risk of cardiovascular diseases even after adjusting for both models of baseline characteristics. (more…)
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results show that blueberry powder intake may increase the calcium retention of bone in postmenopausal women. (more…)
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Subgroup analyses of 13 RCTs show that calcium supplementation demonstrated a statistically significant effect on femoral neck and total body BMD in the lower dose subgroup receiving <1000 mg/day (0.717, 95%CI: 0.349-1.085; p<0.001 and 0.392, 95%CI: 0.161-0.624; p=0.001, respectively). (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. A statistically significant inverse association was observed between dietary calcium and magnesium intake and migraines in women. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study finds that poverty is a strong risk for osteoporosis in America. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In 118 type 2 diabetics, those taking calcium and vitamin D had a 56.7% decrease in LDL (bad) cholesterol. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon. Vitamin D-K-Calcium supplementation had a significantly beneficial effect on serum free testosterone levels, and indices of oxidative stress, namely DHEAS, MDA, and TAC. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Analyses of a modified food frequency questionnaire, completed by 4310 participating older adults, revealed that more than one serving of yogurt per day significantly improved bone mineral density and physical functioning. (more…)
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, Ph.D. Studies have shown that Vitamin C supplementation can significantly reduce breast cancer mortality risk as well as risk of cancer recurrence.
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Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Calcium and Vitamin D supplementation reduces fasting glucose by 17% in women with gestational diabetes. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a 17 year followup study of 227 adults, those who took 37-1130 mg/day of calcium had brain lesions that were significantly greater by 40% than non-supplement users. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study demonstrates how a defective gene (PLA2g6) plays an important role in the development of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Overview of the safety of calcium and addresses concerns with over-supplementation of calcium. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Average intake of ~1050mg of calcium is significantly linked to an increase in fat oxidation. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. 12-week supplementation with calcium doubled fat-burning ability in overweight women. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study shows the significant improvement in bone mineral density after a year of calcium and vitamin D supplementation in patients using drugs to treat epilepsy. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Increased calcium intake was linked to a marker that showed it reduced the risk of osteoporosis and other sclerosis. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. The researchers found that an increase in dairy intake (over 2.2 serving per day) improved muscle mass and hand-grip strength by 4.5%. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Curing meats is used for preservation but usually uses nitrates which are chemicals that have a cancer risk. In an animal study those supplemented with calcium had 67% lower levels of a material linked to cell damage and 52% less of precancerous lessions. Vitamin E had 48% lower levels of precancerous lesions. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This very large study showed reduced risks of 7-22% for type 2 diabetes for various milk based products. (more…)
