Extra Calcium Not Always Extra Beneficial for Bones.

The article reports a Swedish study by Eva Warensjö and colleagues, which concluded that calcium supplementation does not significantly reduce fracture risk in older women. However a 16 percent reduced incidence of osteoporosis was reported in women with high calcium intake. The study used data from the Swedish Mammography Cohort, and conducted an x-ray absorptiometry scanning for osteoporosis.