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Do Calcium Supplements Cause Dementia In Older People?

does not provide the mg of calcium supplements in the study. In other words, the materials and methods summary of the study is not provided sufficiently. My 81 year old wife had a vascular caused stroke several years ago and her multivitamin adds 220 mg of calcium daily. Should she stop according to the study? Thanks for your assistance. Marc Imlay 0000. YYYY@YYYY
Mon, 13 Aug 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Dementia is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long-term and gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember that affects person's daily functioning. There are certain scientific studies that are published which states intake of calcium supplements increases the risk to develop dementia in women with cerebrovascular disease. Hence, it would be better to avoid intake of such multivitamin-mineral preparations which contain calcium. You may consult your doctor for another such preparation which does not contain calcium as its ingredient.

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Do Calcium Supplements Cause Dementia In Older People?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Dementia is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long-term and gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember that affects person s daily functioning. There are certain scientific studies that are published which states intake of calcium supplements increases the risk to develop dementia in women with cerebrovascular disease. Hence, it would be better to avoid intake of such multivitamin-mineral preparations which contain calcium. You may consult your doctor for another such preparation which does not contain calcium as its ingredient. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ashakiran. S.