Calcium Citrate vs Calcium D-Glucarate
Short answer: Overall, Calcium Citrate gets more positive reports (60% vs 48%).
Calcium Citrate has 8 meta-analyses and 89 randomized trials on PubMed; Calcium D-Glucarate has 0 and 0.
Based on 17 reports about Calcium Citrate and 15 about Calcium D-Glucarate. Not medical advice.
| Calcium Citrate Supplement | Calcium D-Glucarate Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 60%helped5 reports · few reports | 48%helped4 reports · few reports |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mixed |
| Research | AResearch: Strong | DResearch: None |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 8 / 89 | 0 / 0 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Common side effects | joint pain, back pain | None reported |
| Typical dose reported | 750 mg / daily | 1500 mg / daily |
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Latest review conclusion
All patients, especially pregnant women, teenagers, and elderly patients require a multidisciplinary approach and specialised follow-up. These recommendations and suggestions regarding nutrition management when undergoing bariatric surgery and postoperative follow-up have direct clinical applicability.
Nutrients, 2020 ↗What a user said
“500mg calcium citrate works for me. Carbonate and lactate gluconate give me GI troubles”
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What a user said
“Here's what helped me: ashwagandha, cordyceps, coq10, zinc, calcium d-glucarate, carnitine”
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