I have a question about calcium and osteoporosis

I've always heard to take calcium citrate rather than calcium carbonate because the citrate gets absorbed where the carbonate doesn't. Lately I've been hearing opinions and evidence that the calcium citrate may not be effectively absorbed as well, possibly leading to osteoporosis and bone mass loss. Do any longer term post-ops have personal expeience with being diagnosed with osteoporosis after taking calcium citrate? Also, if the calcium citrate is not being absorbed in our digestive tract, are there any other options for getting enough calcium? Is the calcium we take in through our diet, like from cheeses, dairy and milk products, etc being absorbed or malabsorbed like the supplements? Any insight with this would be appreciated. Thanks

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