Why the study?
Does calcium supplementation reduce blood pressure in healthy normotensive women on a high calcium diet?
Population
28 healthy normotensive women on a high calcium diet and 103 early postmenopausal women
Comparison
Calcium supplementation 2,000 mg daily for one… vs Placebo
Design
RCT, randomized, placebo-controlled
Follow-up
one year
Authors
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Calcium supplementation offers no BP benefit in normotensive women on high-calcium diets; challenges prior epidemiological associations.
Does calcium supplementation reduce blood pressure in healthy normotensive women on a high calcium diet?
Calcium supplementation of 2,000 mg daily does not lower blood pressure in healthy normotensive women who already consume a high calcium diet.
Thomsen et al. (1987) studied this question.