Is AlgaeCal a scam?
When a scientific advancement such as AlgaeCal comes to market, competitors often label it a scam because their products are no longer able to compete. Internet detractors say AlgaeCal is “just calcium carbonate” and therefore a scam. They also say the AlgaeCal clinical study has not been published so it is not valid. Both of these claims sound substantial, but are easily disproved. AlgaeCal is a matrix of minerals and organic matter which is partially composed of calcium carbonate, but as you see in the electron microscope photos, it is a very different material in texture and composition than calcium carbonate. AlgaeCal is compared to calcium carbonate in the CEVA Calcium Absorption Report with a different result. Several other clinical studies comparing AlgaeCal to calcium carbonate are underway and will be summarized on this website when they are complete.As for the algaecal study lacking publication in a peer reviewed journal, it has been submitted in late 2009 so we expect public
