Calcium supplements increase the risk of heart attack by 24% according to a meta-analysis of 8 studies that gave calcium or calcium plus vitamin D, plus data from a ninth study only of the women were were not taking calcium supplements at the start of the study.
However, the total risk of death during the durations of these studies was only 1% greater in those taking a calcium supplements, and this difference was not statistically significant, that is, it could have been due to random chance.
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