Abstract
To the Editor: Dr. Recker concludes in his article on calcium absorption and achlorhydria (July 11 issue)1 that if calcium carbonate is to be used as a prophylaxis against bone loss, it should be taken with meals. The hydrogen ion concentration of the test meal he used was approximately 1 μmol per liter (pH 5.8), and this would be enough to dissolve only microgram quantities of calcium carbonate. To test whether this pH was typical of that of a day's intake of food, I measured the pH of 15 samples of homogenized diets from calcium-balance studies; the pH ranged from.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1481-1482 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | New England Journal of Medicine |
| Volume | 313 |
| Issue number | 23 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 5 1985 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine(all)
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Eastell, R., Barzel, U. S., & Recker, R. R. (1985). Calcium Absorption and Achlorhydria. New England Journal of Medicine, 313(23), 1481-1482. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198512053132319