A new study combined with information from previous studies has concluded that taking calcium supplements puts you at a higher risk for heart attacks.
I learned something new from this information and that is that cholesterol cannot harden in your arteries without calcium. The hardened plaque that builds up in your veins is estimated to contain about 3% of cholesterol and a whopping 50% of calcium.
The problem is that many of us need calcium for our aging bone health. So what’s an eater to do? The advice in general seems to be stop taking supplements. Calcium comes in animal based foods such as milk, cottage cheese, cheese, etc. It also comes from some plant based foods like spinach, broccoli, and some beans. The advatage of eating plant based foods with high calcium is that they are harder for us to breakdown and digest so much of it will prevent the calcium from sticking. So if you’re eating a lot of dairy it’s a good idea to also eat a lot of leafy greens.
It’s always something, isn’t it?