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MYTH BUSTED: Calcium Supplements Help Osteoporosis
Introduction
So many people know that osteoporosis means lacking calcium in your bone. The problem with this viewpoint is that if you start taking calcium, your bone becomes denser, but you do not decrease your risk of fractures.
So, taking calcium isn’t only not the answer, but it can make things worse in the long run.
One of the problems with osteoporosis is that it has no symptoms except the increased risk of getting a fracture. If you are older and have a hip fracture, recovery from that will be simply devastating. Most people who fracture their hip rarely live a year after the fracture. So, it is not a good prognosis.
Why it isn’t good to take calcium for osteoporosis
Do you know that taking calcium for osteoporosis increases your risk of fracture?
Let’s think about it for a minute. One of the most significant predictors of myocardial infarction (heart attack) is having a high CAC score. CAC stands for coronary artery calcification. It is simply a measure of the calcium in your coronary artery that predicts a heart…
