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Calcium gives bones and teeth structure and supports muscle, nerve and clotting processes. More supplemental calcium does not automatically prevent fractures.
Also indexed as: Calcium carbonate · Calcium citrate · Ca
Calcium gives bones and teeth structure and supports muscle, nerve and clotting processes. More supplemental calcium does not automatically prevent fractures.
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Molecular formula: Ca
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Skeletal mineral balance / electrical and contractile signaling
Calcium gives bones and teeth structure and supports muscle, nerve and clotting processes. More supplemental calcium does not automatically prevent fractures.
Essential role in skeletal health and avoiding deficiency. Fracture-prevention results from supplementation depend on population, baseline intake and co-interventions.
A bone-building role does not establish universal fracture prevention. Carbonate and citrate composition/tolerability are not identical.
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Essential role in skeletal health and avoiding deficiency. Fracture-prevention results from supplementation depend on population, baseline intake and co-interventions.
Limitations: A bone-building role does not establish universal fracture prevention. Carbonate and citrate composition/tolerability are not identical.
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Constipation and gastrointestinal discomfort can occur. Supplemental calcium may increase kidney-stone risk; cardiovascular findings remain debated.
Hypercalcemia, kidney-stone history or significant kidney disease require clinician assessment.
Calcium can interfere with levothyroxine, dolutegravir and some antibiotics; lithium can affect calcium regulation.
United States: dietary-supplement status is product-specific, not FDA approval of disease treatment. Food, supplement and drug formulations must not be assumed interchangeable.
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