Adverse effects of high-calcium diets in humans.
While the National Institutes of Health Consensus Conference on Calcium has recommended that all elderly persons need calcium intakes of 1500 mg/day, it also recognizes that adverse effects of high-calcium diets may occur at intakes greater than 2000 mg/day. The purpose of this paper is to highlight adverse effects of high-calcium diets that could have a negative impact on health.
Whiting
S J
SJ
College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
Wood
R J
RJ
D000818:Animals; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism
D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D008903:Minerals