Calcium

[msblossom67 6]

Is viactiv a good Calcium chew after GS?

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[RickM 1,752]

IIRC, Viactiv is based upon Calcium carbonate, which is not as well absorbed as the preferred calcium citrate. Citracal used to have a citrate chew but dropped the product, though I think it got picked up by one of the bariatric Vitamin companies (possibly Bariatric Advantage) I think that they also make a chewable tablet as well - I bought too big of a bucket of them and was using them long after I could use the regular horse pill calcium tablet.

Some vitamin makers (Celebrate is one, IIRC) produce a petite calcium citrate tablet that's half the dose and size of a normal tablet that works well for many.