ZMAs vs. Calcium

[briguy619]

Everything I have read about ZMAs says not to take it with Calcium. Why is this? I take a Calcium pill in the morning with breakfast and then later on with lunch. Then I take a ZMA about 45 minutes before bed, but I also have a casein shake using milk immediately before bed. Is this bad?

 

[bolt10]

Calcium can limit the absorption of Zinc. That is why it is typically recommended not to take both minerals at the same time.

 

[schizm]

bolt is right on...and how you're taking it you'll be just fine.

 

[fightbackhxc]

Everything I have read about ZMAs says not to take it with Calcium. Why is this? I take a Calcium pill in the morning with breakfast and then later on with lunch. Then I take a ZMA about 45 minutes before bed, but I also have a casein shake using milk immediately before bed. Is this bad?

Have you been noticing better sleep?

 

[mr.cooper69]

You can eat as much calcium as you want with ZMA so long as it is coming from food. When you supplement a large bolus of calcium with zinc, the calcium does not have delayed kinetics as with food, so you get a large spike in GI absorption. Only then will Zinc absorption be significantly inhibited.

 

[criticalbench]

You can eat as much calcium as you want with ZMA so long as it is coming from food. When you supplement a large bolus of calcium with zinc, the calcium does not have delayed kinetics as with food, so you get a large spike in GI absorption. Only then will Zinc absorption be significantly inhibited.

Good info coop!