Calcium supplements may increase dementia risk
Women who have suffered from strokes are seven times more likely to develop dementia if they take calcium supplements, according to a study published in medical journal Neurology. Those who had lesions on their brains' white matter - a mark of cerebrovascular disease - and took the supplements were three times more likely to develop dementia. Women without a history of stroke or white matter lesions showed no increased risk from taking calcium supplements.

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