Al-Marsad newspaper: King Saud Medical City revealed, through its official page in the “Twitter” application, the harms of excessive intake of calcium, despite its importance to the body.
The city explained that the lack of calcium is of great importance to the body, as it helps build bones and maintain healthy teeth, regulates muscle contractions, including heartbeat, and helps improve blood circulation.
She noted that calcium can be obtained by eating low-fat yogurt, mozzarella cheese, sardines, or skim milk.
The city warned once morest excessive intake of calcium, as its excess in the body leads to stomach pain, constipation, renal failure, calcification of blood vessels, or the formation of kidney stones.
