Calcium supplements not associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease in women

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-05/bawh-csn050914.php

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 9-May-2014

Contact: Marjorie Montemayor-Quellenberg
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Calcium supplements not associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease in women

Boston, MA – Calcium supplements are widely taken by women for bone health. Previous studies have suggested that calcium supplements may increase risk of cardiovascular disease, but the data has been inconsistent. A new study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) did not find that calcium supplement intake increases risk of cardiovascular disease in women.

The study is published online this month in Osteoporosis International.

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