I'm wondering how diet is not mentioned as a possible culprit. They say that nobody really knows what's the cause, but looking around there aren't many studies.<p>I'd be surprised if diet didn't play a major role in this.<p>Looking for studies on diet I indeed couldn't find any study that really looked at the diets of people with pineal gland calcification.<p>But the article mentions two things.<p>1. Calcification can occur in the cardiovascular system as well<p>2. The pineal gland is not protected by the blood brain barrier<p>Together this suggest to me that if something causes CV calcification it may do the same to the pineal gland.<p>At least for cardiovascular calcification there seem to be dietary measures that one can use: "In terms of a dietary programme, these recommendations indicate avoiding sugar and the transfats and preservatives found in processed foods and drinks and adopting a diet high in oily fish and vegetables. The micronutrients magnesium and vitamin K may be worthy of further investigation as a treatment option for CV calcification."<p>[1] <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425113/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425113/</a>
Here is an NIH article about the same subject <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9987140/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9987140/</a>