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.

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. I'd be surprised if diet didn't play a major role in this. Looking for studies on diet I indeed couldn't find any study that really looked at the diets of people with pineal gland calcification. But the article mentions two things. 1. Calcification can occur in the cardiovascular system as well 2. The pineal gland is not protected by the blood brain barrier Together this suggest to me that if something causes CV calcification it may do the same to the pineal gland. 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." [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425113/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425113/