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 Based on the best current evidence, it is unwise to consume (through food or supplements) the recommended maximum of calcium. Calcium supplements have been linked to an increased risk for cardiovascular events, vascular calcification, and kidney stones in the Women's Health Initiative [[http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/references.htm#cad|Calcium/Vitamin D Supplementation Study]]. More recently, a large prospective study from Sweden published in the British Medical Journal(({{pubmed>long:21610048}})) indicates that even when it comes to bone health, more is not better for calcium intake. Based on the best current evidence, it is unwise to consume (through food or supplements) the recommended maximum of calcium. Calcium supplements have been linked to an increased risk for cardiovascular events, vascular calcification, and kidney stones in the Women's Health Initiative [[http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/references.htm#cad|Calcium/Vitamin D Supplementation Study]]. More recently, a large prospective study from Sweden published in the British Medical Journal(({{pubmed>long:21610048}})) indicates that even when it comes to bone health, more is not better for calcium intake.
  
-The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released [[http://www.iom.edu/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2010/Dietary-Reference-Intakes-for-Calcium-and-Vitamin-D/Vitamin%20D%20and%20Calcium%202010%20Report%20Brief.pdf|dietary guidelines]] for calcium early in 2011, and the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for calcium from a combination of diet plus supplements was set at 1000 mg a day for adult women until age 50 years and 1200 mg a day for women older than 50 years of age. The IOM also set a tolerable upper intake level of about 2000 mg a day for women in these age groups because of some concern about kidney stones and other health risks when calcium intake is very high.+The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released dietary guidelines for calcium early in 2011, and the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for calcium from a combination of diet plus supplements was set at 1000 mg a day for adult women until age 50 years and 1200 mg a day for women older than 50 years of age. The IOM also set a tolerable upper intake level of about 2000 mg a day for women in these age groups because of some concern about kidney stones and other health risks when calcium intake is very high.
  
  
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