![]() Not only that, but a recent study has shown calcium citrate raises plasma calcium concentrations by 94% more than calcium carbonate in postmenopausal women. Unfortunately they don’t mention that calcium carbonate tablets need a significant amount of stomach acid to be absorbed and therefore must be taken with meals (or about a litre of orange juice!), whereas calcium citrate tablets don’t have this limitation. The people at Caltrate declare that they use “a concentrated form of calcium, yielding about twice the amount of elemental calcium than equal amounts of calcium citrate” and therefore “you can take fewer tablets to get the recommended amounts of calcium…and fewer tablets mean your bottle of Caltrate may last longer”. The Caltrate website compares calcium carbonate with another form of calcium, calcium citrate. So why do we persist in stocking it, prescribing it and taking it if our bodies struggle to process and utilise it? Calcium carbonate (the form found in Caltrate) is poorly absorbed by the body. Is Caltrate worth the money that droves of Australians spend to increase their calcium levels, protect their bones, and prevent disease?ĭifferent forms of calcium vary in their bioavailability. So, does this Calcium supplement stack up? Are You Being Conned By Caltrate? If you go to your Doctor and they happen to prescribe you with a Calcium supplement, it is likely that they will recommend the popular pharmacy brand ‘Caltrate’.
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