High doses of calcium supplements can 'raise men's heart risk by 20%'

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Source: Daily Mail

High doses of calcium supplements can 'raise men's heart risk by 20%'

By JENNY HOPE
PUBLISHED: 22:10 GMT, 4 February 2013 | UPDATED: 07:36 GMT, 5 February 2013

They're bought by the health-conscious to protect their bones against disease as they get older.

But calcium supplements could be harming the men who take them by raising their risk of dying from heart disease, experts have warned.

A study found a 20 per cent higher risk of death in men who take high doses. The link was not found in women.

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But the study, involving 388,000 people, found men taking calcium supplements of more than 1,000mg a day had a greater chance of suffering heart disease and dying from it.

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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2273499/High-doses-calcium-supplements-raise-mens-heart-risk-20.html

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1. So drink your milk kids!

If your gut can handle it at least.

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2. Weird.

Tat's kind of anti-intuitive and surprising.