You can ignore the latest headlines about eggs and cholesterol – again. A recent study now getting attention from mainstream media has so many flaws that its conclusion is unwarranted – actually, it is ludicrous. The authors state that, “Among US adults, higher consumption of dietary cholesterol or eggs was significantly associated with higher risk of incident CVD [cardiovascular disease] and all-cause mortality in a dose-response manner. These results should be considered in the development of dietary guidelines and updates.”
Total BS!
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In a word: yes. The dangers of calcium supplements are, indeed, real. Two related questions are, 1) “What are the dangers?;” and, 2) “How can you prevent them?” The good news is that you can still get the benefits of calcium against osteoporosis without the unwanted side effects of supplements. Here is what you should know. 
Set your BS detector to ‘high’. The vitamin C story has all kinds of loose ends that do not lead back to actual science. Lots of arm-waving, snake oil, pie-in-the-sky crapola. Online articles are largely thoughtless repeats of ‘he said/she said’ propaganda. Ready for some clarity? Here is what I have found so far. 
If you live on modern industrialized crap that masquerades as food, you are nutritionally deficient. The trick is figuring out what your greatest deficiencies are, then taking supplements to fill the gaps. That’s not easy to do. Here are a couple of suggestions for simplifying your choices. 
Modern medicine’s view of Alzheimer’s disease is an epic catastrophe. The U.S. medical research database lists 1913 as the date of the first publication about it. Since then, more than 140,000 articles have been published on some aspect of Alzheimer’s disease – with no cure is sight. That’s pathetic! 
100% OF SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE IN MORE DANGER THAN EVER! So is every other human being on Earth. Please excuse the yelling (all caps) and the sensationalism about schools. I thought this ‘yellow journalism’ tactic would be the most effective way to get your attention. The fact is that we are all in more danger than ever before in human history. Especially school children. 
The most obvious steps for overcoming environmental toxins are simple: 1) know what and where they are; and, 2) avoid them. These are the simplest things you can do. They are also the least effective things you can do. Actually achieving good health in the face of all the environmental toxins around you requires making some crucial lifestyle choices. 
Glyphosate (Roundup) seems to be everywhere. It occurs in nearly everything that you eat and drink. Even products labeled “organic” can contain it. If you really want to reduce your exposure to glyphosate toxicity, which is a great idea, your first step is to find out which foods and drinks to avoid. 
Are you ready for a real doozy? Get a load of these alternative facts about glyphosate toxicity: Glyphosate – the active ingredient in Roundup Weed Killer – …is a virtually ideal herbicide whose environmental properties such as its soil immobility, rapid soil inactivation and soil biodegradation are outstanding. This herbicide is practically non-toxic to non-plant life forms such as aquatic and avian species, animals and man. 
All diet books suffer from the same major flaw. They consider a healthy diet to be the end-all and be-all for achieving good health. This notion is patently false. In fact, food is no more than 3rd or 4th on the list of what is most important for achieving optimal health.