Loose Women and calcium tablets!

[Mog]

Did anyone see yesterday's Loose Women when Angela Ripon was recommending that those who are approaching 60 can get high dosage calcium tablets on prescription and this should prevent bone breakages. Great if this is true but I thought that we put down all the calcium we were going to by our early thirties and supplements weren't much use after this. Can anyone shed any light on this?

There is some evidence that calcium plus magnesium, vit D and zinc can help maintain and even build bone in older women. which reminds me, must go buy calcium supplements!

Rubbish at links but go to Google and type in something like calcium bone density study and you should find the reports in medical journals.