Thursday, May 3, 2007

Down side of high calcium and vit. D

High calcium, vitamin D intake may have a down side (Reuters)

Half-gallon bottles of milk await distribution at a dairy in North Aurora, Illinois, August 28, 2005. In one of the first studies to examine the relationship between diet and brain lesions, researchers observed that elderly people who reported higher calcium and vitamin D intake were much more likely to have greater volumes of brain lesions -- regions of damage that can increase risk of cognitive impairment. (John Gress/Reuters)Reuters - In one of the first studies to examine the relationship between diet and brain lesions, researchers observed that elderly people who reported higher calcium and vitamin D intake were much more likely to have greater volumes of brain lesions -- regions of damage that can increase risk of cognitive impairment.


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