NPA Slams Study Linking Calcium, Vitamin D Use To Increased Cancer Risk
Executive Summary
Annals of Medicine study finds at least 1,000mg/day calcium supplementation associated with increased risk of cancer, but no association of cancer and high levels of calcium from foods. Natural Products Association says study included an ‘unhealthy’ cohort of patients.
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