Health and dietary applications Calcium carbonate

500-milligram calcium supplements made calcium carbonate

calcium carbonate used medicinally inexpensive dietary calcium supplement gastric antacid (e.g., tums). may used phosphate binder treatment of hyperphosphatemia (primarily in patients chronic renal failure). used in pharmaceutical industry inert filler tablets , other pharmaceuticals.

calcium carbonate used in production of calcium oxide toothpaste , has seen resurgence food preservative , color retainer, when used in or products such organic apples.

excess calcium supplements, fortified food , high-calcium diets, can cause milk-alkali syndrome, has serious toxicity , can fatal. in 1915, bertram sippy introduced sippy regimen of hourly ingestion of milk , cream, , gradual addition of eggs , cooked cereal, 10 days, combined alkaline powders, provided symptomatic relief peptic ulcer disease. on next several decades, sippy regimen resulted in renal failure, alkalosis, , hypercalcaemia, in men peptic ulcer disease. these adverse effects reversed when regimen stopped, fatal in patients protracted vomiting. milk-alkali syndrome declined in men after effective treatments peptic ulcer disease arose. during past 15 years, has been reported in women taking calcium supplements above recommended range of 1.2 1.5 g daily, prevention , treatment of osteoporosis, , exacerbated dehydration. calcium has been added over-the-counter products, contributes inadvertent excessive intake. excessive calcium intake can lead hypercalcemia, complications of include vomiting, abdominal pain , altered mental status.

as food additive designated e170; ins number 170. used acidity regulator, anticaking agent, stabiliser or colour approved usage in eu, usa , australia , new zealand. used in soy milk , almond milk products source of dietary calcium; 1 study suggests calcium carbonate might bioavailable calcium in cow s milk. calcium carbonate used firming agent in many canned or bottled vegetable products.