calcium

I will not soon forget my first encounter with pure calcium — a corrosive solid, that reacts vigorously with water to release flammable hydrogen. Liquid calcium may require even more careful handling. Not too many articles in the blogosphere discuss the pure, metallic form of calcium. Many articles mention vitamin D, milk, bones, teeth, supplements, osteoporosis, nutraceuticals ... and even breast cancer.

There are some questionable claims about calcium supplements. Does calcium supplementation reduce breast cancer risk? Labeling regulations for a health claim on the relationship between calcium and a reduced risk of osteoporosis have been amended to include vitamin D.

The Office of Dietary Supplements of the National Institutes of Health publishes a Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet that mentions recommended adequate intake for calcium; what foods provide calcium; when can a calcium deficiency occur; tolerable upper limits, and many other points relating to calcium.

Some of the latest articles about calcium mention nanoparticle compounds. Large numbers of car tires are produced with nano-precipitated calcium carbonate.

Researchers have indicated that calcium ions may be involved in brain cell connections. How could that have anything to do with the reason why the memory of my first encounter with pure calcium is still so vivid after all these years?

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Original Technorati articles tagged “calcium”

• in Technorati Women
  Calcium and Vitamin D — No Longer the Darlings of Women's Health
  A new panel recommendation seems to suggest that taking calcium and vitamin D may not help prevent osteoporosis.
  by jenna3967 / on Jun 12, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  Three Supplements That Can Tame Your Muffin Top
  Muffin tops are only scrumptious on the baked goods. This article will give you advice on how to tame that extra padding with three common supplements.
  by acbrandon / on May 22, 2012
• in Technorati Women
  Break a Hip--Lose your Life? The Risk to Women of Brittle Bones
  Research has shown that hip fracture increases a woman's rate of mortality.
  by jenna3967 / on Sep 27, 2011

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• Prevent bone loss

  
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