Is consuming extra calcium good or bad for you?
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p.s. I'm 15, 6'1 and 150-155 pounds
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bc12012 is right... you should NOT take too much Calcium. It can build up in your system if you have too much, and it can lead to bone spurs, kidney stones, and all sorts of other problems.
Another important point is that you need to make sure you're not taking too much at any given moment as well. The human body can only absorb up to 600 mg of Calcium at any point in time (less if there is any stomach or digestive problems, especially low stomach acidity). It's best to take 500-600 mg of calcium twice a day, preferably with other things that help the absorption (eg. Vitamin D, Magnesium, Boron, Zinc, Ipriflavone, etc.).
If you want to know how much you in particular should take, I'd suggest talking to a doctor, preferably one that knows about supplements and/or bone health.
Well I think your weight is excellent because I would assume a 6 footer to be around 180 but you aren't so thats either good because you are in shape or bad because you are starving yourself. Anyway i wouldn't recomment eating more than feels right. I mean I heard that you can eat as much protein as ever but once your body has taken as much protein it can take it will stop absorbing it so its pretty much useless to eat more or drink.
No probably not...
my dad has a whole bunch of extra calcium
therefore he has had pain in his stomach and claims to not see to well...
we went to the doctor and it turns out that he has crystal rocks in his stomach from extra calcium..
also he has a small yellow web on the corners of both his eyes..
but considering that you are still growing and developing id say maybe a little more calcium,but not too much..
HOPE I HELPED...!!
bad it can lead to calcium deposits which can grow into bone spurs.the right amount of calcium is the best.not too much not too little
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