Calcium, a shield against colorectal cancer?
A team of researchers has highlighted the protective role of calcium on the risk of colorectal cancer, strongly associated with ...
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Calcium and vitamin D: allies against cancer and heart disease in postmenopausal women
Menopause brings significant changes to women's bodies, increasing the risk of various chronic diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular disease. Calcium ...
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Pregnancy: Zinc and calcium could reduce the risk of hypertension
Women with high calcium and zinc intakes before conceiving their child may suffer less from gestational hypertension during pregnancy. THE ...
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Pseudogout: definition, symptoms and treatments
Researchers have evaluated different medications for pseudogout. Focus on this little-known and little-studied disease. THE ESSENTIAL Pseudogout, also called articular ...
Read moreCancer, heart attack: the effects of calcium and vitamin D on postmenopausal women
Taking vitamin D and calcium together lowers postmenopausal women's risk of cancer death...but increases their risk of deadly heart disease, ...
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5 foods to fill up on calcium without drinking milk
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Hypoparathyroidism: “The latest endocrine disease that has no hormone replacement”
It is a disease that would affect 16,000 people in France and more than 100,000 in Europe, 80% of whom ...
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Kidney stones: a diet rich in calcium and potassium can prevent them
A diet lower in calcium and potassium, as well as a low intake of liquids, caffeine and phytate, increases the ...
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These 6 signs indicate that you are lacking in calcium
From fatigue to cognitive problems to periodontal disease, here are the symptoms of a lack of calcium. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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Osteoporosis: should we take calcium and vitamin D with the treatment?
Calcium and vitamin D alone do not reduce the risk of fracture, but can improve the effectiveness of a treatment ...
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Calcium to gain less weight after menopause
After the menopause, good calcium intakes would also make it possible to reduce by 80% the percentage of the weight ...
Read moreMagnesium, calcium and potassium: are you deficient?
These are names that we hear on everyone's lips and about which we regularly speak of deficiency. What are calcium ...
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Calcium implicated in Parkinson’s disease
© ThinkstockExcess calcium in the brain could be a risk factor for the development of Parkinson diseaseaccording to results of ...
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Taking calcium or vitamin D would not protect against fractures
© iStockIt is often recommended for the elderly or people withosteoporosis to consume food supplements based on calcium and vitamin ...
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Useless calcium supplements to prevent fractures
© thinkstockTwo new studies that have just been published in the British medical journal add to the growing skepticism about ...
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Women: consume calcium to live longer!
© iStockphoto A study by researchers from McGill University reveals that daily calcium intakes of up to 1000 mg per ...
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Vitamin D and calcium: winning cocktail against osteoporosis
© iStockPhotosIf dairy products are essential to the growth of children, they would also be essential to counter the consequences ...
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The risk of dementia would increase with calcium supplementation
© iStockPhotosWomen who need to take calcium supplements to prevent bone fractures should discuss this with their treating physician and ...
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Early Alzheimer’s: a link with the use of mobile phones?
Exposure to electromagnetic fields, in particular via smartphones, causes an increase in intracellular calcium, one of the factors in the ...
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Stroke: beware of calcium overload
Excess calcium leads to inflammation that can cause ischemic strokes. THE ESSENTIAL Immune cells, called microglia, are flooded with calcium ...
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Osteoporosis: which drugs can increase the risk?
Osteoporosis can be secondary to drug treatments. Among the latter, high-dose corticosteroids, anti-aromatases in the case of breast cancer, anti-androgens, ...
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Osteoporosis: are dairy products good for the bones?
Milk, cheeses, cottage cheeses and yogurts are very rich in calcium and therefore regularly recommended by specialists in the prevention ...
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Osteoporosis: should calcium intake be through food or tablets?
For the body to function well, it needs calcium. To prevent it from drawing it from the bone at the ...
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Nutrition for seniors: dairy products strengthen bones and limit the risk of fractures
Eating more dairy products helps prevent falls and fractures in the elderly. THE ESSENTIAL Dairy products, such as cheese or ...
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A lozenge could help rebuild tooth enamel
A simple lozenge may soon allow us to rebuild the enamel of our teeth when there is currently no simple ...
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Diabetic? Eat sardines!
The nutrients present in large quantities in sardines, such as taurine, omega 3, calcium and vitamin D, help protect against ...
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Yogurts, fiber… What to eat to avoid colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, and the second in women. THE ESSENTIAL A study ...
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Vegetarians have a higher risk of fractures
Vegetarians are more likely to break an arm or a leg, especially because of calcium and protein deficiencies related to ...
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Drugs, vitamin D or calcium: how to treat osteoporosis?
They have the same objective: to prevent the occurrence of fractures and the associated complications. However, treatments for osteoporosis are ...
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