Lactose Intolerant - Should I take calcium pills?

neanderthin

I was taking calcium and was told by my naturo path to stop. I do take a number of vitamins but she said that Calcium was one to stay away from. I would look for food sources besides dairy. Or talk to your dr (well, maybe not.. they don't have very much nutritional training.. naturopath, dieticion?)

Did the naturopath say why you should stay away from calcium and dairy? I say that because naturopathy is basically pseudoscience and to compare that to a dietitian isn't very logical at all.

evileen99

Where do you think cows get all the calcium they put into that milk?

It's pretty hard for your body to extract calcium from dairy, so as fatoob said, go for the greens.

Alsothere are studies showing that resistance training is more important for bone health than calcium intake.

You do know what bioavailability is, right?

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/70/3/543s.full


This one is from Campbell the Author of the China Study.....the bible for vegans.

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/58/2/219.abstract?ijkey=a0ef2d18328cec8a2e476fd94350b8f1c54b68eb&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha

The results strongly indicated that dietary calcium, especially from dairy sources, increased bone mass in middle-aged and elderly women by facilitating optimal peak bone mass earlier in life.

There are several studies showing exercise by itself can increase bone density. Some of these studies also looked at calcium intake along with exercise, and the calcium intake did not appear to have as large an effect as exercise.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19033613

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18275434

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15543427

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14654643

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14555256

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11404650

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11404650

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10657819

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10657819

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7562289

neanderthin

Exercise is a given for overall good health, never said it wasn't.

mccindy72

And, if you do like dairy, ALL lot of hard, aged cheeses have no lactose in them.

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mccindy72

Also, on a side note, drinking soda will reduce any benefits you gain from taking calcium supplements, because the phosphates keep the calcium in your bloodstream and stop it from moving into bone cells.

I'm lactose intolerant and can't eat raw veggies, I get mine from calcium suppplements, soy milk and calcium fortified oj.

wilsoje74

Almond milk!

Charlottesometimes23

It's better to get your calcium from food if you can because it's been suggested that calcium supplements can cause hardening of the arteries. As far as I'm aware, there isn't enough evidence either way, but I personally wouldn't take the risk if there was another option,

As someone said earlier, hard cheese has virtually no lactose, some yogurts are lactose free, you can buy lactose free milk, and you can also buy lactase (enzyme) drops to add to dairy to break down lactose.

So, there are some pretty good options from food sources.

Edited to add something from the literature.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24200763