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Feb
04
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Nathan H asked:
I heard once that calcium will block the absorption of other key nutrients if they are taken after te same meal. Is this true? I usually like to split my supplements (like multi) up and take them throughout the day. A full calcium citrate supplement is taken in three pills, so I’m trying to figure out how to get an adequate amount of calcium every day.
Leeza
I heard once that calcium will block the absorption of other key nutrients if they are taken after te same meal. Is this true? I usually like to split my supplements (like multi) up and take them throughout the day. A full calcium citrate supplement is taken in three pills, so I’m trying to figure out how to get an adequate amount of calcium every day.
Leeza
Comments
inverse_mushroom_cloud on 6 February, 2009 at 4:35 pm #
Good to take calcuim with Vit. D and Vit. C. Both increase absorption.
Never take with Iron. They block each other.
kiwee@y7mail.com on 7 February, 2009 at 2:58 pm #
I do, but then the brand I take is organic with a 2:1 ratio of Calcium to Magnesium (which the former needs in order to absorb properly), so there’s no question of any block or interference.
Susan Yarrawonga on 11 February, 2009 at 1:43 am #
No problem whatever. Multivitamins contain calcium so taking some extra calcium is OK.
If you take mega doses of calcium then you will also need a magnesium supplement to balance the calcium as the two interact and too much of one can cause a deficiency of the other one due to preferential absorption of the one in excess at the expense of the other one.
