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Osteoporosis Nutrition for Bone Health

Dec 23, 2013
  • Diet
Platter of foods that are high in calcium

Exercise

Support your diet with plenty of exercise. Exercise strengthens bones and muscle and helps prevent bone loss. It also keeps you active – immobility can lead to osteoporosis. These types of weight bearing exercise should be done four times a week:

  • Walking
  • Jogging
  • Dancing
  • Tennis
  • Racket sports

Importance of calcium and Vitamin D

Everyday stress from daily activity gradually wears away at your bones. Bone is living tissue, constantly forming and breaking itself down. There are two groups of cells that maintain bone structure. Osteoclasts eliminate weak bones and then osteoblasts fill in the crevices to build new bone. In early adulthood this remodeling cycle is completed every three to four months.

As people age, the rebuilding process slows down – the osteoclasts remove old bone faster than the osteoblasts can build it. It becomes harder to absorb calcium and other nutrients like Vitamin D.

Calcium benefits

Sufficient amounts of calcium balance the remodeling process. In older adults, adequate calcium levels can slow bone loss and lower the risk of osteoporosis. Canada’s Food Guide recommends:

  • Three servings of milk and alternatives including yogurt, cheese, calcium-fortified beverages, puddings, custards (two servings if under 50)
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If you avoid dairy, there are other alternative food sources that are high in calcium. These include:

  • Calcium-fortified soy beverages
  • Calcium-fortified orange juice
  • Fish
  • Tofu

Extra dietary calcium is not harmful. However, getting more calcium than you need from supplements can be harmful. Do not take extra calcium from supplements if your diet is already giving you enough calcium.

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