{"product_id":"calcium-citrate-165-mg-elemental-calcium","title":"Calcium Citrate (165 mg Elemental Calcium)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNearly all the calcium in the body — about ninety-nine percent of it — is stored in bone and teeth. The remaining one percent does the interesting work: muscle contraction, nerve signaling, the clotting cascade, the release of hormones. The skeleton is, among other things, a bank the body draws on to keep that one percent constant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe form matters, and here the chemistry is not subtle. Calcium carbonate, the cheapest and most common form, requires stomach acid to dissolve, which makes it dependent on a meal and on gastric acid output that declines with age and with acid-suppressing medication. Calcium citrate is already bound to citric acid and dissolves regardless. Studies comparing the two have found circulating blood levels roughly two and a half times higher with the citrate form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach tablet supplies 165 mg of elemental calcium — a deliberately moderate dose, since calcium is absorbed better in smaller amounts spread through the day than in a single large one. It is used to support normal bone health and the ordinary physiological roles calcium plays throughout the body. Hypoallergenic, with no diluents, binders, or fillers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e120 capsules.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecological Formulas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44225642463335,"sku":null,"price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/foundationlabs.us\/products\/calcium-citrate-165-mg-elemental-calcium","provider":"Foundation Labs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}