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Comparative Study
. 1985 Aug;61(2):391-3.
doi: 10.1210/jcem-61-2-391.

Calcium bioavailability from calcium carbonate and calcium citrate

M J Nicar, C Y Pak
Comparative Study

Calcium bioavailability from calcium carbonate and calcium citrate

M J Nicar et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1985 Aug.

Abstract

Fourteen normal subjects took 1000 mg calcium orally as calcium citrate or calcium carbonate. The amount of calcium absorbed was estimated from the rise in urinary calcium. The urinary calcium following calcium citrate load significantly higher (by 20-66%), whether expressed as the total amount or as the increment above basal (fasting) excretion. Thus, calcium citrate provides a more optimum calcium bioavailability than calcium carbonate.

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