A new study indicates that men who take calcium supplements might have an increased risk of 20% of dying from a cardiovascular disease. Men and women both take calcium to prevent bone loss. The study showed that the risk of dying was higher for males than females from heart disease.
Evidence is increasing that indicates too much ingestion of supplemental calcium could increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The new study was published online on February 4.
Researchers attempted to find out if the calcium supplements taken by many people were associated with a higher risk of dying due to cardiovascular disease. Data was obtained on over 388,000 males and females who ranged in age from 50 to 71. They had taken part in another study on health and diet between 1995 and 1996.
The research group found that men who took 1,000 milligrams daily of supplemental calcium had a 20% higher risk of dying of a cardiovascular disease. In addition, men had a 14% higher risk of dying due to a stroke nevertheless that was not statistically significant said researchers.
Calcium supplements amongst women were not tied to any elevated risk of dying due to cardiovascular disease. In addition, calcium obtained through diet did not elevate the risk of dying due to a cardiovascular disease for males or females.
