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How does the body absorb calcium?
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Vitamin D is found in eggs, butter, fatty fish, liver, and fortified foods such as milk, orange juice, and cereal. ... In addition to vitamin D, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, magnesium, and boron assist in absorbing calcium and also increasing bone mass. Exercise also helps the body absorb calcium
Are Tums a good calcium supplement?
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The usual recommendation is calcium carbonate, and in the United States doctors recommend a form of calcium carbonate, the antacid Tums. Tums is not a goodsource of calcium, and it decreases the very stomach acid needed to aid calciumabsorption and protein digestion.
Is calcium carbonate or calcium citrate better?
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Calcium supplements are intended to be consumed with a meal, and when taken as directed, the two forms of calcium are absorbed at roughly the same rate. However, when taken on an empty stomach, the body has a much easier time absorbing calcium in its citrate form vs. its carbonate form