title: [Calcium and chronic diseases].
abstract: Calcium plays a role in physiological functions in our body. Many diseases are associated with physiological dysfunction caused by abnormal calcium homeostasis. In this review, we discussed the relationships between calcium and some common chronic diseases including cardiovascular diseases. Here we put emphasis on hypertension and atherosclerosis, tumor, osteoporosis and osseous hyperostosis. The most appropriate daily calcium intake and adverse effects of high-calcium diets are also mentioned in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan 430030.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: L Z
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium