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Good morning and welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition's new midweek segment called Ask a Nutrition. Now let's get started. Good morning and welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition's new

midweek segment called Ask a Nutritionist. I am Brittany Vincent, a registered and licensed

dietitian. On today's show brought to you by nutritional weight and wellness, I will be

answering a nutrition question that we received from one of our Dishing Up Nutrition listeners.

The question is, are calcium supplements bad for bones?

The short answer is no.

Calcium supplements aren't bad for bones.

Getting a good quality calcium supplement and getting calcium through your diet will actually help to build

healthy bone. Let's talk about the role of calcium in the body. Ninety-nine percent of calcium

is within our skeleton. And not only does it help with the maintenance of the bones, but calcium

also helps to regulate hormonal secretion

and then healthy functions of nerves and muscles, including our heart. There are a few things to

consider when thinking about supplementing with calcium. First, how much you're getting in what form you're taking, and then lastly,

if you are getting enough vitamin D as well to metabolize the calcium that you're taking.

Getting too much calcium and especially taking a poorly absorbed form of calcium can be harmful.

Generally, people don't need to take more than 1,000 milligrams of calcium a day.

And many experts say to not exceed more than 2,000 milligrams total of dietary calcium and supplemental calcium.

Researchers, they suspect that the increase of calcium in the blood

that occurs after too much supplementation or taking a cheap form of calcium or the inability

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