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Vitamin and mineral supplements can be great and are often highly regarded alternative health treatments recommended by doctors.<\/p>\nVitamin and mineral supplements can be great and are often highly regarded alternative health treatments recommended by doctors.<\/p>\n
Sometimes supplements can do more harm than good.<\/p>\n
This, according to a research team from University of Gothenburg, is true for one of the world\u2019s most popular and most often recommended supplements on the market.<\/p>\n
In fact, this one supplement can double your risk of dementia!<\/p>\n
In 2001, 700 dementia-free women aged 70\u201392 were recruited, 98 of whom had been taking calcium supplements.<\/p>\n
Comprehensive physical and neuropsychiatric examinations were carried out at the beginning of the study in 2001 and then at the end in 2006.<\/p>\n
By the end of the study, 14.3 percent of the supplement takers had developed dementia, compared to only 7.5 percent of non-takers.<\/p>\n
Alarmingly, this seems to suggest that calcium supplements could double your risk of developing dementia.<\/p>\n
However, when they analyzed their data further, they found that this applied only to women who had previously had a stroke and to women who had some other cerebrovascular disease.<\/p>\n
Cerebrovascular diseases include all conditions that affect blood flow to the brain, including high cholesterol and high blood pressure.<\/p>\n
Instead of reaching for supplements, you can increase your calcium intake by consuming calcium-rich food and beverages.<\/p>\n
Together with these foods, make sure you have a good supply of vitamin D, as your body needs it to absorb the calcium.<\/p>\n