Gp warns against taking calcium and iron supplements together

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These include: * Making you more at risk of illness and infection – a lack of iron affects the immune system * Increasing your risk of developing complications that affect the heart or lungs


– such as an abnormally fast heartbeat (tachycardia) or heart failure * In pregnancy, causing a greater risk of complications before and after birth. Doctor Ooi’s claim was backed by a


study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. It found a specific amount of the supplements combined with eating a meal had a “significant” impact. “However, at the latter


levels (600mg calcium and 18mg iron), calcium citrate and calcium phosphate reduced iron absorption significantly by 49 percent and 62 percent, respectively,” the study said. READ MORE: MAN,


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