Re: Quality of Common Multivitamins


"Max C." <maxc246@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Calcium should best be supplemented separately, preferably just before
bedtime, because there are so many antagonistic nutrients that interfere
with it. The premium form of calcium is calcium citrate, which most
published articles state as providing the greatest absorption. Also its
citrate provides a side-benefit of helping to prevent some types of
kidney
stones.

Hey Knack, would you happen to have a link to any of the articles you
mentioned here on calcium citrate? I'd like to read them, as I had
always thought calcium lactate was the most beneficial because it had
fewer conversion to go through before arriving at calcium bicarbonate,
the form of calcium our bodies use.


Max, not all info sources state that calcium citrate absorption is greater
than other forms of calcium. However, *most* articles do state that. I tend
to give a greater weight to the information that is most often coroborrated.
On the other hand, I'm aware of paradigms such as the one "saturated fat is
unhealthy".

If my memory serves me correctly, I have only read claims of superiority
about the lactate form from the web sites of calcium lactate manufacturers.

Seeing how kidney stones typically contain quite a bit of calcium, it makes
sense to me to be taking a calcium supplement that can actually reduce the
incidence of stone formation rather than exacerbate such a malady.

BTW, calcium supplements also vary in their constipating side-effect. The
citrate form is claimed to be best in that regard (important in preventing
colon cancer and diverticulitis).

Each of us judges the evidence, coming to our own conclusions.

Start here
http://www.greatvistachemicals.com/industrial_and_specialty_chemicals/calcium_citrate.html
http://www.glycoscience.com/glycoscience/pdf/H034A.pdf

Most of the knowledge I have gained regarding calcium citrate was gleaned
from general articles about calcium nutrition. Those articles were found at
the following web sites over the past 19 months. Some of the following links
may be dead now. Time saving tip: for each web page in your browser's menu
bar, Edit > Find in this page > Find what: calcium citrate > Find next.

http://www.raysahelian.com/calcium.html
http://www.healthylivingintl.com/calcium/
http://www.enzymestuff.com/calcium.htm
http://www.best-calcium.com/?Supplmt-Coralcalcium
http://store.omnivit.com/00204.html
http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/cal_0052.shtml
http://calciumrx.com/absorption.html
http://www.northmemorial.com/healthencyclopedia/content/1878.asp
http://www.acu-cell.com/acn.html
http://www.berkeleywellness.com/html/ds/dsCalcium.php
http://www.nutrition-guide.net/vitamin-article.html
http://www.power-surge.com/issue28.htm
http://dexascan.tripod.com/calcium.html
http://www.naturalways.com/calciumResearch.htm
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/?id=CALCI.NUT
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/?id=CALCIUM3.MIS
http://www.peacefulmind.com/articlescd.htm
http://lowcarbdietchefs.safeshopper.com/4/21.htm?236
http://www.drdonnica.com/faqs/00007547.htm
http://www.fpnotebook.com/PHA60.htm
http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/Handouts/calcium/calcium.html

Some of the points made are highly debatable. This article mentions that the
citrate form may be absorbed but is useless; but no references to support
that claim though. No author's name appears with this article either.
Remember, it's the Internet ;-)
http://www.icakusa.com/healthcaps/nutrition/calcium.html

Caffeine from coffee excerbates formation of calcium type kidney stones
http://www.raysahelian.com/kidneystones.html

Nothing following about calcium citrate, but will open your eyes about
calcium supplementation
http://www.womens-health-and-calcium.com/html/calcium-absorption.php3
http://www.warrenking.com/DitCalP.html


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