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R.B. · 01-30-2008, 04:04 PM

Marejo.

Thanks for the kind words.

The credit is down to google and Western Price.

I am afraid I cannot add to the calcium Vit D magnesium debate.

From my wanders it is evident that the metabolism of calcium is complicated to say the least. It is a subject I have skirted round.

If bone density is the issue please see posts to trials suggesting that balancing the Omega 3s and 6s and long chain Omega 3 will assist in maintaining bone density.

I have looked up coronary calcification as I have previously noticed there is suggested link to vascular damage and fats metabolism and intake. [Including inflammation which takes us back to excess Omega six and lack of Omega three].

I will try and refind the material I have seen and come back with something a bit more understandable if I can.

In the mean time here are two links I have just found that give a hint as to how complex and interlinked it all is - and so an arguments for getting the best diet you can before supplementation.

Here is a link that gives some calcium sources - so you may already be getting more than you realise.

Please discuss your dietary issues with your medical advisor.

Coronary Artery Calcification: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Imaging Methods, and Clinical Implications
A Statement for Health Professionals From the American Heart Association

http://www.circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/...full/94/5/1175

This trial may suggest that lower oestrogen levles adds to the risk factors

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/356/25/2591

Estrogen Therapy and Coronary-Artery Calcification

Abstract

Among women 50 to 59 years old at enrollment, the calcified-plaque burden in the coronary arteries after trial completion was lower in women assigned to estrogen than in those assigned to placebo.

01-30-2008, 04:04 PM	#17
R.B. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,843	Marejo. Thanks for the kind words. The credit is down to google and Western Price. I am afraid I cannot add to the calcium Vit D magnesium debate. From my wanders it is evident that the metabolism of calcium is complicated to say the least. It is a subject I have skirted round. If bone density is the issue please see posts to trials suggesting that balancing the Omega 3s and 6s and long chain Omega 3 will assist in maintaining bone density. I have looked up coronary calcification as I have previously noticed there is suggested link to vascular damage and fats metabolism and intake. [Including inflammation which takes us back to excess Omega six and lack of Omega three]. I will try and refind the material I have seen and come back with something a bit more understandable if I can. In the mean time here are two links I have just found that give a hint as to how complex and interlinked it all is - and so an arguments for getting the best diet you can before supplementation. Here is a link that gives some calcium sources - so you may already be getting more than you realise. Please discuss your dietary issues with your medical advisor. Coronary Artery Calcification: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Imaging Methods, and Clinical Implications A Statement for Health Professionals From the American Heart Association http://www.circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/...full/94/5/1175 This trial may suggest that lower oestrogen levles adds to the risk factors http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/356/25/2591 Estrogen Therapy and Coronary-Artery Calcification Abstract Among women 50 to 59 years old at enrollment, the calcified-plaque burden in the coronary arteries after trial completion was lower in women assigned to estrogen than in those assigned to placebo.