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Article: How to lose weight with a high-calcium diet and avoid arthritis, brittle bones, and heart disease.
- Article from:
- Women's Health Letter
- Article date:
- November 1, 2004
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I've been writing about the dangers of taking too much calcium for decades. A high calcium intake leads to fragile bones that break easily. It contributes to arthritis, heart disease, constipation, and muscle spasms. If your supplements are high in calcium and you eat a lot of dairy, you may be contributing to future health problems.
Now, suddenly, studies are appearing that say diets high in calcium increase weight loss. They do! But if you don't take some important steps, you could be a thinner person with arthritis, heart disease, constipation, or muscle spasms.
With a few little tricks, there's a way to use calcium for weight loss and still avoid ...