Habitual calcium supplementation may increase incident CVD and mortality in diabetes patients
Increasing calcium intake has been encouraged because of its beneficial effect on bone health. Recent evidence has however raised concern about the potential adverse effect of high calcium intake, in particular the intake of supplemental calcium on cardiovascular health.
Researchers have found in a new study that Habitual use of calcium supplements was significantly associated with higher risk of CVD events and mortality in people with diabetes but not in people without diabetes.
The original article, "Associations of Habitual Calcium Supplementation With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in Individuals With and Without Diabetes", by Zixin Qiu et al. and colleagues, examined the associations between habitual calcium supplementation and cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and mortality in individuals with/ without a history of diabetes.
The study is published in Diabetes Care.
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