Barbara,
"In a recent study; calcium citrate yielded 2.5 times greater absorption than the calcium carbonate form."
I cut this out of an article about 1 year ago and saved it for myself.  I don't remember where it originated from though.  Maybe some of the dieticians can help with this.
Donna Goggin-Dolwick, RN, BSN, LCCE

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