What is calcium carbonate?

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**THE MANY FACES OF "CALCIUM"**

THERE ARE MANY GENERIC names for CALCIUM REPLACEMENTS: calcium acetate, calcium carbonate, calcium chloride, calcium citrate, calcium glubionate, calcium gluceptate, calcium gluconate,calcium lactate and calcium phosphate. In turn, each one has a BRAND name(s). The brand names for calcium carbonate are : Cal-Plus, Caltrate 600, Os-Cal, Oyster Shell Calcium-500, Titracal, Tums-EX and others. Calcium carbonate occurs in nature in various forms, as calcite, chalk and limestone. Besides being used to make a calcium dietary supplement like Os-Cal, other uses for calcium carbonate include: used in making toothpaste and polishes, and manufacture of lime and cement. ALSO- there is calcium carbide (used in industry), calcium cyanamide (used as a fertilizer), calcium cyclamate (used as a sweetening agent in soft drinks), calcium nitrate (used to make fertilizer AND matches and explosives[remember Olkahoma City bombing?]), and calcium propionate (used in bakery products to retard spoilage and fungus). The different forms of calcium have MULTIPLE USES!! <<<ADR>>>

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