Calcium and Vitamin D for Preeclampsia
49 pregnant women at risk for preeclampsia were supplemented with either 500 mg calcium carbonate and 200 IU (n= 25), or placebo (N=24) and followed for nine weeks. Consumption of the calcium/vitamin D supplement resulted in significant reduction in fasting blood glucose (-9.1 mg dL(-1); p = 0.03) and triglyceride levels (-11.7 mg dL(-1); p…