Scientific Publication Quotations on Calcium and Kidney Stone Health Claims

"Two powerful prospective observational studies have suggested that increased dietary calcium reduces the risk of kidney stones".
H. Heller, "The Role of Calcium in the Prevention of Kidney Stones", University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Texas. J. Am Coll Nutr, 1999 Oct 18, (5 Suppl):373S-378S.

"Recent evidence suggests that dietary calcium restriction may actually increase the risk of kidney stones and dietary restriction of calcium should be avoided in patients who have kidney stones".
G. Curhan, M.D., "Dietary Calcium and Kidney Stone Formation", Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.

"Dietary calcium intake was inversely associated with the risk of kidney stones"
Gary Curhan, M.D., Walter Willet, M.D., Eric Rimm, Sc.D., and Meir Stampfer, M.D., "A Prospective Study of Dietary Calcium and the Risk of Kidney Stones", Department of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boston Mass

NOTE: Despite all of these massive scientific claims regarding the health benefits of calcium to cancer, blood pressure, kidney stones, bone fractures and menstrual disorders, Barefoot making reference to these facts in his infomercial has been outlawed by the FTC which refuses to accept any of the scientific substantiation.