1) Can someone recommend a good calcium supplement (the ones with chocolate preferable) to be taken during pregnancy. 2) At which trimester should calcium supplements be taken ? 3) Does age have any relevance to the amount of calcium to be taken during pregnancy. My girl friend is in her mid 30's. Does she need more than normal ?
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Will drinking 4 cups a day of green tea, and taking calcium supplements with it give me kidney stones? From what I understand, most kidney stones are caused by oxalate (some in green tea) and calcium combining. But there is much confusion on the nets on this topic.
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