Cardiovascular - Calcium and Cardiovascular risk

Recent studies show the increased of cardiovascular risk following intake of large doses of calcium (about 1000 mg of element calcium).

This would cause microcalcifications at the level of coronary .

For cons, the concomitant intake of vitamin D seems to counteract this adverse effect.

In general way, we can advise fractional calcium intake and ideally accompanied by vitamin D and magnesium which allows better binding of calcium..