Calcium Pyruvate Benefits

Calcium pyruvate is a naturally occurring substance that is made in our bodies as part of energy and metabolism as food is digested. Your body manufactures and stores calcium pyruvate, which helps deliver glucose and protein into cells. Calcium pyruvate fuels the cells and makes more energy, helping your body to function and inhibits fat production.

Significance

• Calcium pyruvate is part of a glucose molecule and is the result of the breakdown of sugar in the digestion process. Calcium pyruvate is the foundation of the Krebs Cycle, also called the citric acid cycle, which is the process in which the body changes food into energy. Calcium pyruvate makes the Krebs Cycle go faster and as the Cycle increases, the more energy is available for the body to use.

Benefits

• Best known for its help in weight loss, calcium pyruvate is important for burning fat. A well-documented study by Dr. Robert Stanko of the Pittsburgh Medical Center demonstrates how calcium pyruvate decreased weight gain and stopped those in the study from regaining body fat and without losing body protein. The more calcium pyruvate available to the Krebs Cycle, the more calories a person burns and uses up fat stores in the body.

Other Benefits of Calcium Pyruvate

• Calcium pyruvate is shown to help bones, muscles and nerves, according to Nutraceutical, one of the U.S.'s largest manufacturers of nutritional supplements. In addition to structural function, calcium pyruvate is also crucial in balancing pH levels, the balance of acid and alkaline in your body. If the pH balance becomes unstable and acid is too high, calcium is important in neutralizing acids to restore pH to a healthy level.

Calcium Pyruvate and Diabetes

• Some animal studies suggest that pyruvate may help with normal insulin activity, according to the American Diabetes Association. According to their 2009 study on Pyruvate Administered After Severe Hypoglycemic Episodes, rigid blood glucose control can reduce the risk of diabetes problems but also increases the risk of hypoglycemic episodes. Calcium pyruvate given after a hypoglycemic episode helped normalize insulin activity. Weight control with the help of calcium pyruvate is also a benefit for diabetics who supplement or manage to incorporate calcium pyruvate into their diets.

Warning

• Excessive amounts of supplemental calcium may cause negative side effects, according to nutritional authority Dr. Andrew Weil. Symptoms from ingesting too much calcium pyruvate may include nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and increased urination. Weil suggests that people should limit their dietary intake of all sources of calcium to 500 to 600 mg daily.