In Brief: Dietary calcium and hypertension risk

Executive Summary

Dietary calcium and hypertension risk: FDA denies a petition from the International Dairy Foods Association asking the agency to authorize a health claim for the relationship between dietary calcium intake and the risk of hypertension. In July 11 letter, FDA concludes that "there is not significant scientific agreement among experts...that the relationship between diets high in calcium and reduced risk of hypertension is supported by the available evidence." The association filed the petition on Nov. 1, 1995...