Vitamin D and calcium: Supplements may be too much for some women
KEY POINT
Calcium and vitamin D supplementation resulted in hypercalciuria in 30.6% of women and hypercalcemia in 8.8% of women, according to results from a 1-year prospective trial published in Menopause.
SOURCES
Gallagher JC et al. Incidence of hypercalciuria and hypercalcemia during vitamin D and calcium supplementation in older women. Menopause. 2014;21(11):1173-1180.
Nudy M et al. Effects of vitamin D and calcium supplementation on hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria. Menopause. 2014;21(11):1165-1166.
