Tea Time: Electrolytes Take 2b – Calcium Supplements
- Calcium Supplements
- Reading food labels for elemental calcium…
- %DV is based on 1000mg
- Supplement labels also report elemental calcium
- Calcium Carbonate
- caltrate, viactiv, os-cal, tums/rolaids
- take with food
- might cause gas, bloating, constipation
- Calcium Citrate
- citrical
- Might need to take more pills
- No more than 500mg at a time
- Make sure to get enough vitamin D
- Avoid taking at the same time as iron, zinc, levothyroxine
- Reading food labels for elemental calcium…
- Benefits
- Prevent osteoporosis
- Lower BP
- Prevent preeclampsia