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What happens if you take a calcium supplement before having a bone densitometry test?
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Avoid this: Bone mineral density tests measure the amount of mineral in the bone, and this mineral is predominantly calcium. The presence of calcium in your digestive tract may be detected and falsely interpreted as bone mineral, giving an inaccurate increased result.
Answered 12/31/2011
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Nothing: It takes time for calcium to be absorbed into the bone if the body will observe it at all.
Answered 9/15/2013
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