Posted by sb417 on November 3, 2003, at 23:41:37
In reply to Re: Calcium:Magnesium ratio » sb417, posted by JLx on November 3, 2003, at 12:28:31
> >> This is the problem, as I understand it, >with many cal-mag supplements -- the calcium is >an absorbable form, but the magnesium often is >mg oxide, which is not.
>I just checked a bottle of Calcium Magnesium citrate, made by Solgar. The Calcium is listed as 1000mg of "Calcium citrate," and the Magnesium is listed as 500mg of "Magnesium oxide, citrate." I guess the calcium is pretty well absorbed, but the magnesium is not (?).
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