greater emphasis on taking calcium during pregnancy

May 1996

You'll see a greater emphasis on taking calcium during pregnancy.

A recent analysis in JAMA reports that calcium supplements lower the risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension by 70%...and the risk of preeclampsia by over 60%.

The accompanying editorial in JAMA calculates that this simple dietary measure could save several billions of dollars a year in health care costs.

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