Is a calcium score of 0 fairly normal?

I consult regularly with my doctor, and my doctor commented that my score was perfect.

I’m just curious as to how common a score of zero is among people who post on this board.

I understand that a score of over 400 requires medical intervention and scores of over 1000 are being registered.

The score of zero just seems odd.

I would think there are plenty of calcium scores of zero represented on this board since this board is populated by people who are health conscious.

Okay, well, it being late, you'll have to wait until tomorrow, but I know for a fact there has been threads on calcium scores in the past and I recall most people having lower scores as well as some 0's. I don't recall their ages, but it's been discussed. In the morning I'm sure more people will post up their experiences. It's an interesting topic for sure.

Are you able to get these tests easily? I'm gonna assume insurance picks it up if its deemed necessary, but what if it doesn't? I can never find a place that does them for an uninsured person.

Here's an old H&F calcium score test thread from a few years ago Heart calcium score test, I know there's been more though.

For what its worth, I'm 42 yo and did a calcium score test in March of this year and my score was 0. I was told, and also my experience, that insurance doesn't normally cover this test but even out of pocket it was only like $150-$175 if i remember correctly. Not a bad price for peace of mind due to family history of cardiac problems.

My last CAC score was late 2024 and I got a score of 1 (I was 51 yrs old at the time)
Since you are so old Im assuming you dont use ChatGPT , so I asked on your behalf:

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I really like hearing these stories. That’s wonderful for your mom.

I’m really curious about what contributes to a score of zero. I have not been the picture of health in my actions as I smoked and drank a lot, but I only smoked when I drank.

However, I have been aware of simple carbohydrates versus complex carbohydrates as it was put to me in a book I read back in about 1989. I was aware of ketosis since about 1985 when I met someone who was actually trying to get into ketosis at the time. I became a proponent of whole foods and not processed food a very long time ago as well. there were long periods of time when I was just totally abusive of eating and drinking and doing everything when I got up to 234 pounds at 5 foot nine.


There are also pretty long periods of time when I ate very well avoiding high glycemic foods and eating small meals multiple times a day. I lost 50 pounds doing that, but I didn’t do anything about maintaining my muscle mass and I depleted my muscle mass.


That’s pretty much how my life has been about half the time doing right and about half the time being totally abusive to my body.

I always stayed in decent shape because we went snow skiing every year and if you don’t go snow skiing in shape you end up risking serious injuries and wasting a lot of money and time. And I love to snow ski. Maybe that contributed.


I’ve been locked in on nutrition and physical therapy for the last 2 1/2 to 3 years. One of the supplements I take I am taking for the purpose of clearing my arteries. Maybe that worked. Not knowing if I had a high calcium score at any point leaves me guessing. The supplement is Nattokinase.
I really would like to think that it was that supplement that did it because that would be pretty slick.
The deal is that I really would like to know what contributed the most to that reading so it’s interesting hearing other people stories.

You better drink some milk my baw.

That sounds like a really good approach.
I think that with your history and your family’s history along with your positive attitude about it and with your doctors care and advice, your risk is likely much lower than the score indicates.

I can only guess that since there’s been no indications of an issue that some threshold hasn’t been reached to trigger that test. However, you have me curious so I’m going to request it when I go next time.