Taking calcium supplement? If the answer is ‘yes’ then stop it, if possible. I am sure that this suggestion would sound a bit confusing; as it stands head to head to the assumptions smoked out earlier, according to which calcium supplement - commonly prescribed to postmenopausal women may prevent vascular disease by lowering levels of bad cholesterol in the blood.
The new assumption regarding calcium supplements comes from a new study conducted by the researches at the University of Auckland over 1,471 healthy postmenopausal women, aging around 55 and above. The women were randomly provided with calcium supplement or placebo. This went on for 5 years and in the meantime, adverse events were monitored carefully.
Finally, experts concluded that women having calcium supplement intake were more susceptible to heart attack when compared to those with placebo. These findings starkly undrape link between heart attack and calcium supplement intake. However, study’s authors are themselves a bit hesitant to consider it conclusive, which seems to be blunting its effect on supplement users. However, this outcome has sparked a new debate - what to believe and what not to? As both assumptions (Old and new) are bent upon belying each other.
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