Re: [OSSG-vitamins-minerals] My PTH labs

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Thanks...that was just as I thought! I'm anxious for next year's

dexa's....and thinking I'm needing to up my dosage again...since my PTH is

still elevated...even if it is only slightly....a 69 out of a high of 65.

Shows I'm leeching some calcium from bones. Can only imagine what my PTH

would be without my consuming these massive quantities of calcium would be.

( said like a true conehead...)

Regards~

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> < elemental calcium...I believe Citrical is elemental calcium...not too sure

> on that....do you have an easy method? >>

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> You're right on the 21-29% for calcium CITRATE. It's different with each

> compound of calcium (carbonate is around 40% for example, but then " we "

> don't take that, right?)

>

> There is no calcium compound (citrate, malate, carbonate, etc) that is 100%

> elemental (100% pure calcium): it would be hard as a rock. But yes, the

> Citracal label is one of the few that the mg's are stated as elemental.

> When it says 600mg in 2 tablets, you are actually getting 600mg of

> elemental calcium in those 2 tabs. Most others that say 600mg (or 500 or

> whatever), you're only getting an average of 25% of that amount as

> elemental.

>

> I know of only 2 ways to be CERTAIN that the mg's expressed are for

> elemental calcium: the label says " AS calcium citrate " (not from calcium

> citrate, not just calcium citrate, or any other such wording); or call the

> mfr and ask to speak to a techie (the little phone gals in customer service

> really don't know what the heck you're talking about most of the time).