Thorne Research Calcium Citramate  (160mg) 90 caps

The best-absorbed form of calcium on the market.

    * significantly better absorbed than calcium carbonate
    * a key nutrient for bone health
    * made without flowing agents that can inhibit bioavailability
    * calcium citrate-malate enhances bone health even when supplemented alone

Product Information

Calcium bound to citric acid and malic acid (citrate-malate) demonstrates six times the solubility of either citrate or malate alone. Several studies have shown increased absorption by the body of calcium from citrate-malate compared to carbonate (37-55 percent greater absorption in one study).* It is the only form of calcium found to actually enhance bone health when supplemented without vitamin D, vitamin K, or other bone-building nutrients.*

Several studies have indicated even relatively low amounts of this well-absorbed calcium chelate to be effective in supporting bone health.* One study of 11- and 12-year-old females given 500 mg calcium (as citrate-malate) or placebo for 18 months found the calcium group had significantly greater gains in lumbar spine bone mineral density and total body bone mineral density, and had gained an average of 24 grams of bone per year – the equivalent of an additional 1.3 percent of the skeleton each year.* Other studies have found similar results, particularly in prepubescent girls, indicating it is important to start "banking" bone early.*

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, adequate calcium throughout life, as part of a well-balanced diet and physical activity, may reduce the risk of osteoporosis later in life.

Thorne Research Calcium Citramate  (160mg) 90c Ingredients:

Thorne Research is a company that has dedicated itself to the highest standard of quality there is when it comes to the manufacturing of its ingredients. Each and every product utilizes the purest ingredients that are available today. Instead of doing what most manufacturers do, Thorne Research doesn’t dilute its products with substances. Instead, they purchase the raw material that is some of the finest quality possible. Since there are very few viable sources for the commercial purchase of vitamins B12, D, K or biotin that aren’t diluted with substances such as lactose, preservatives such as BHT or cornstarch, Thorne Research uses different processes to make sure that everything they use is the purest, most undiluted source possible. If this product interested you, click here to check out all the other different Thorne Research products.