date:May 25, 2012
The study published inHeart questions the safety of calcium supplement pills, suggesting that the mineral causes changes in blood vessels that could lead to twice the risk of heart attack.
Calcium supplements have been widely embraced by doctors and the public, on the grounds that they are a natural and therefore safe way of preventing osteoporotic fractures,said the researchers, led by Professor Sabine Rohrmann, from Zurich University's institute of social and preventative medicine.
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