Papers/PMID:26771423
Calcium Supplementation Does Not Contribute to Constipation in Healthy Women.
Canadian journal of dietetic practice and research : a publication of Dietitians of Canada = Revue canadienne de la pratique et de la recherche en dietetique : une publication des Dietetistes du Canada2016The record
1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint · 1 null
What it reported
How to read these marksEvery finding here is a null result.
What did not
1 finding
Ca(2+) — no detected effect on stool frequency
Evidence strength: very limited.FindingNull result“This study suggests that neither calcium carbonate nor calcium phosphate, providing 500 mg/d of calcium, affects stool frequency or form.”
Quoted verbatim from Calcium Supplementation Does Not Contribute to Constipation in Healthy Women.. - Study
- crossover
- Duration
- 14 days
- Dose
- 500 mg/d elemental calcium as split dose, from calcium carbonate or calcium phosphate, 2 weeks each
- Population
- Healthy women aged 43.0 +/- 10.6 years; 2-week periods of calcium carbonate or calcium phosphate in a crossover against baseline and washout periods
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