# coral calcium

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coral-calcium/132639>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 17, 2002, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coral-calcium/132639 "2002-10-17T10:40:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![brunbrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@brunbrun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brunbrun)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coral-calcium/132639/1 "2002-10-17T10:40:57Z")

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Is coral calcium and an alkaline blood pH just sales tactics for infomercials, or is there merit to the claims of vitality and fighting disease and cancer?

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coral-calcium/132639/2 "2002-10-17T12:49:57Z")

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Previously discussed: [Will “Coral Calcium” Prevent Cancer?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=134588)

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coral-calcium/132639/3 "2002-10-17T13:06:05Z")

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Yes.  
No.  
In [Will “Coral Calcium” Prevent Cancer?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=134588) **pkbites** said:

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> Coral Calcium is all over the web, but I can’t find a single credible source that backs up his claims of how wonder it is.

That’s a pretty good indication that the claims are B.S. If there _were_ any real evidence for “coral calcium”, the hucksters would be trumpeting it to high heaven.