Successive evenings, in random order, three different proprietaryĬalcium preparations (Sandocal containing 1 g of effervescent calcium,Ĭalsup containing 1 g of calcium as the carbonate, and CaltrateĬontaining 1.2 g of calcium as the carbonate). In 35 postmenopausal osteoporotic women and then gave them on three “Some authors have claimed that 'solubilized' calcium preparations areīetter absorbed than calcium carbonate, while others have reported thatĪll forms are equally well absorbed. If you want to read their research conclusions for yourself, here they are: (If this is not of interest, just skip down to the next section on this page.)

Their conclusion? There was NO DIFFERENCE IN THE EFFECTIVENESS of the three brands of calcium supplements tested. The study was authored by researchers at the Division ofĬlinical Chemistry, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia and its title was “The Effect of three different calcium preparations on urinary calciumĪnd hydroxyproline excretion in postmenopausal osteoporotic women.”. When I searched the NCBI site for scientific studies Caltrate Calcium, I was surprised to find only one article and it was published in the Eur.

When I want to know what scientists have to say about a supplement, NCBI is first place I go.

The National Center for Biotechnology Information in the United States publishes ABSTRACTS (and sometimes the full text) of all scientific studies found in medical journals. Scientific studies about Caltrate Calcium. It begins with a summary of scientific studies for this supplement. Here is an unbiased review of Caltrate Calcium supplement manufactured by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare ( or Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical in Japan).

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