Is excess Calcium linked to blood clots?
Blood clots are normal when you injure a blood carrying vessel. Abnormal blood clots are not caused by high levels of calcium. Indeed, high blood pressure is a known risk factor. Excess calcium is likely to reduce blood pressure slightly. The other main risk factors are high cholesterol, diabetes and smoking. Is excess vitamin K more likely to cause blood clots than excess calcium? – I suppose it depends on how much phosphorus you are eating as well. They need to be in balance, as they bind and cancel each other out if eaten in excess. Excess calcium beyond the bodies requirements is removed by the kidneys into the urine. A deficiency in calcium would reduce blood clotting, as would a deficiency in vitamin K. An excess should do no particular harm, unless you are talking about an extreme excess.
