Calcium supplements and the heart

Saturday, December 4, 2010 - 03:30 in Health & Medicine

A study linked the supplements to heart attack risk, but doctors want more evidence.You're trying to do your bones a favor when you pop your daily calcium pill. And doctors who recommend the pills are trying to do patients a favor too. What then, to make of a suggested link between daily calcium supplements and a slightly increased risk of heart attacks?

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