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- Title
Associations of dietary calcium intake and calcium supplementation with myocardial infarction and stroke risk and overall cardiovascular mortality in the Heidelberg cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study (EPIC-Heidelberg).
- Authors
Li, Kuanrong; Kaaks, Rudolf; Linseisen, Jakob; Rohrmann, Sabine
- Abstract
It has been suggested that a higher calcium intake might favourably modify cardiovascular risk factors. However, findings of an ultimately decreased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are limited. Instead, recent evidence warns that taking calcium supplements might increase myocardial infarction (MI) risk.
- Publication
Heart (British Cardiac Society), 2012, Vol 98, Issue 12, p920
- ISSN
1468-201X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/heartjnl-2011-301345