Affiliation:
1. Temple University School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA, USA,
Abstract
This review of calcium discusses briefly the role of the parathyroid glands, the gastrointestinal system, and the renal system in maintaining calcium homeostasis that is required for normal bone health, nerve and muscle function, and blood coagulation in the human body. The new recommendations for calcium intake by the United States Institute of Medicine are discussed. The concerns by the Institute of Medicine regarding adverse effects from excess calcium intake, especially hypercalcemia, nephrolithiasis (kidney stones), milk alkali syndrome, prostate cancer, and coronary heart disease, are reviewed.
Subject
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Building and Construction
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1. Journal Combat;Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine;2012-01