Guest guest Posted September 21, 2002 Report Share Posted September 21, 2002 In a message dated 9/21/02 11:21:27 AM Central Daylight Time, shihtzumom@... writes: << The below quotes are cut and pasted from Dr Weil's site at http://www.drweil.com/app/cda/drw_cda.html?command=TodayQA&pt=Question&questio nId=6020 Sounds to me like he is recommending calcium citrate, not elemental calcium. ----------- " You can prevent both osteopenia and osteoporosis with regular weight-bearing exercise, a balanced diet (go easy on protein: too much can cause calcium and other minerals to leach out of the body), and a daily food intake of 1,000 to 1,500 mg of calcium. >> ---------------------------------------****************************----------- ---------------- He DOES recommend calcium citrate as the most easily absorbed form of calcium; however, he also DOES recommend that you take enuf calcium citrate to get your dosage as elemental calcium. No matter what type of calcium u take (citrate, maltate, carbonate, etc) they all have elemental calcium in them, just in differing percentages. Please refer to the following article: Dr. Weil on Calcium (from 3/02 issue of " Self-Healing " ) " Could you be taking the recommended dose of calcium but still not getting the right amount? Yes, if you're not careful to check the amount of elemental calcium in your supplement. Elemental calcium refers to the " pure " calcium in a supplement. The amount of elemental calcium may not always be obvious, since calcium supple-ments contain salts (combined forms) of calcium and other elements. " My supplemental calcium recommendations refer to the amount of ELEMENTAL calcium, from either calcium citrate or carbonate. To make sure you're getting the right dose of elemental calcium from a supplement, check the label. For example, products that say they contain " 500 mg of elemental calcium, " " 500 mg of calcium " or " 500 mg of calcium AS calcium citrate " (or carbonate) will all deliver the same amount of elemental calcium. " But products whose labels read " 500 mg of calcium citrate " (or carbonate) DON'T contain that amount of ELEMENTAL calcium. Instead they have 500 mg of calcium AND citrate (or calcium and carbonate) combined. Because you'd have to take too many pills to get 500 mg of pure calcium from these products, I would avoid them. " Regards, Carol A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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