Calcium supplementation
2 papers3 findings
- 1 lab in 1 country
- 3 of 3 findings with company ties
Outcomes
1Hip or wrist fracture risk
no changein humans1
1 study
Hip or wrist fracture risk
no changein humans1
Calcium supplementation has no effect on hip or wrist fracture risk in humans.
“Calcium supplementation was associated with reduced risk of total, vertebral, and non-vertebral fractures, but not hip or wrist fractures.”
Review
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme14 Oct 2026
Associations
2Total, vertebral, and non-vertebral fracture risk
downin humans1
1 study
Total, vertebral, and non-vertebral fracture risk
downin humans1
Calcium supplementation is associated with total, vertebral, and non-vertebral fracture risk in humans.
“Calcium supplementation was associated with reduced risk of total, vertebral, and non-vertebral fractures, but not hip or wrist fractures.”
Review
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme14 Oct 2026
Bone mineral density
upin humans1
1 study
Bone mineral density
upin humans1
Calcium supplementation is associated with bone mineral density in humans.
“Calcium supplementation, with or without vitamin D, was associated with small but statistically significant increases in BMD”
Reviewwith or without vitamin Dtotal body, hip, lumbar spine, and femoral neck
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme14 Oct 2026