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Well that's just wonderfull. My GI put me on 600mg of Ca and 400 IU of Vit D twice a day because of a study that show that long term use of Nexium can increase the risk of osteoporosis. Dementia or osteoporosis? Just great
Long term use of Nexium and other acid reducing drugs can lead to neurological damage from low B12.

http://peripheralneuropathycenter.uc...utrition.shtml

So far we know that other nutrients are affected by these drugs too, nutrients dependent on acid in the stomach for absorption:

Calcium
Magnesium
Zinc
Folate
B12
Iron
protein
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