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Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks
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"Common sense has long held that consumption of too much calcium could promote the development of calcium kidney stones. However, current evidence suggests that the consumption of low-calcium diets is actually associated with a higher overall risk for the development of kidney stones.[2] This is perhaps related to the role of calcium in binding ingested oxalate in the gastrointestinal tract. As the amount of calcium intake decreases, the amount of oxalate available for absorption into the bloodstream increases; this oxalate is then excreted in greater amounts into the urine by the kidneys. In the urine, oxalate is a very strong promoter of calcium oxalate precipitation, about 15 times stronger than calcium."
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_stone |
Maybe, but I was taking a calcium/magnesium supplement on and off for a few years, and around 3 or 4 months ago I past my first kidney stone. It was not a pleasant experience!
The doctor said I needed to add lots more water and citrus to my diet - like lemon water, orange juice, etc.
Nothing about more calcium, but who knows.
Whatever we learn today is usually proven wrong tomorrow, and then proven correct again a year later and so on. Like coffee, nicotine, wine, aspirins, etc. good for you one day, bad the next, and then repeat.