A new randomized controlled trial offers no support for the use of increasingly popular vitamin D supplements to prevent cardiovascular disease or reduce mortality. But the trial, published in JAMA Cardiology, is also not the last word on the subject and leaves open the possibility that vitamin D may be found beneficial in the future…
Call For More Calcium Screening Gets Pushback
March 6, 2017 by 2 Comments
–But a zero calcium score can be useful to avoid statins, some argue Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scans should be widely used in routine clinical practice to improve the detection of coronary disease in people without known disease, according to the authors of a new review in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. But many experts urged caution,…
Calcium Levels and CV Risk: New Study Finds No Link
October 24, 2016 by 1 Comment
–But most agree dietary calcium is preferable to supplements A new review concludes that a high level of calcium intake, whether from food or supplements, is not linked to increased cardiovascular risk, as long as the total calcium intake remains below the tolerable upper level of intake (2,000-2,500 mg/day). The systematic review, published in Annals…
Calcium Supplements Linked To Increased Cardiovascular Risk
October 12, 2016 by 2 Comments
–But the observational study suggested an overall benefit for dietary calcium. A new observational study finds that calcium supplements may increase cardiovascular risk. By contrast, dietary calcium was linked to a protective effect. Many people– in particular, older women– take calcium supplements to prevent or treat osteoporosis, though the supporting evidence for this use is…
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