Higher Dietary Calcium Intake May Reduce The Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease
The role of dietary calcium intake on cardiovascular disease, stroke and fracture is controversial. (Representational Image)
LONDON: In older adults,
especially women, higher dietary calcium intake may reduce the risk of
cardiovascular disease, but not stroke and fracture, new research suggests.
"The role of calcium intake
in the diet in cardiovascular disease, stroke and fracture is controversial.
The aim was to assess whether high intake of dietary calcium increases the risk
of cardiovascular disease, stroke and fracture in a population with low calcium
consumption, "he said the study lead author, Sung Hye Kong hospital of
Seoul National University in Seoul, South Korea.
The researchers conducted their
study among individuals in Ansan Ansan and ongoing prospective cohort study
based on the community of Korea, which began in 2001.
The authors conducted their
analyses on 2,199 men and 2,704 women over 50 years old with no history of
cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Participants in the study
reported their food intake of diet on regular food frequency questionnaires.
Cardiovascular disease, stroke
and fractures were recorded during interviews and examinations every two years.
The results suggest, in older
women in this population with low calcium intake in the diet, increased calcium
intake was significantly associated with decreased risk of cardiovascular
disease, but not significantly associated with risk of stroke and fracture.
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