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Vitamin D, Calcium Supplements, and Implications for Cardiovascular Health: JACC Focus Seminar.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology
January 1, 1970
Erin D Michos et al. (4 authors)
Journal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to determine whether calcium supplements are helpful, harmful, or neutral for cardiovascular health.

Results Summary

Some observational and RCT studies suggested potential cardiovascular harm from calcium supplementation, while others did not. The authors recommend cautious use of calcium supplements, favoring dietary sources.

Population

Not specified (general population inferred).

Effective Dosage

Not specified.

Duration

Not specified.

Interactions

None mentioned.

Extracted Claims (5)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Vitamin D and calcium supplements
neutral
bone health
-
-
commonly used, often together, to optimize
#1
low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations
increase
cardiovascular risk
-
-
linked with increased
#2
vitamin D supplementation
no change
cardiovascular benefit
-
-
failed to demonstrate
#3
vitamin D supplements
no change
cardiovascular health
-
-
do not appear to be harmful for
#4
calcium supplementation
increase
cardiovascular harm
-
-
have suggested potential for
#5
Abstract

Vitamin D and calcium supplements are commonly used, often together, to optimize bone health. Multiple observational studies have linked low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations with increased cardiovascular risk. However, subsequent randomized controlled trials (RCTs) failed to demonstrate cardiovascular benefit with vitamin D supplementation. Although vitamin D supplements do not appear to be harmful for cardiovascular health, the lack of benefit in RCTs should discourage their use for this purpose, favoring optimizing vitamin D status through healthy lifestyles such as specific foods and modest sunlight exposure. Furthermore, some (but not all) observational and RCT studies of calcium supplementation have suggested potential for cardiovascular harm. Therefore, calcium supplementation should be used cautiously, striving for recommended intake of calcium predominantly from food sources. In this review, the authors examine the currently available evidence investigating whether vitamin D and calcium supplements are helpful, harmful, or neutral for cardiovascular health.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
CalciumCardiovascular DiseasesDietary SupplementsHumansVitamin DVitamin D Deficiency
Study Links
Quality Scores
Safety60
Efficacy40/10
Quality80/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations53
Citations/Year13.3
Relative Citation Ratio4.44
NIH Percentile91.6%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.95
Weight Score1.87
Normalized Score0.56
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