Healthy Bones
Under Family Category: Family Health
What in a serve:
One server of dairy is a 250ml glass of milk; a 200g tub of yoghurt; a 40g or matchbox-sized piece of cheese; or 200g (four small scoops) of ice-cream.
Milk products that are not excellent calcium sources include cream, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese and cream cheese.
What affects the health of our bones:
1. Calcium provides the strength and rigidity in our bones.
2. Vitamin D plays a crucial role in helping our bodies move the calcium from food into our bones.
3. Exercise because, by putting a load or force on our bones, they think they are under stress and respond by becoming denser and stronger. We all need to do weight-bearing exercises such as walking, and children should be playing sport.
“We all need to do some sort of physical activity all our lives,” says endocrinologist Dr Papalia.
4. Hormones play a role, in the development of bones during adolescence and during menopause. The surge of hormones in puberty helps bones become stronger. But during menopause, bone loss is accelerated by the lower levels of oestrogen. Hormone replacement therapy can slow down this loss.
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