Bone FAQ for young and all

Most of the time we take our youth and health for granted, squandering our lives with unsavory food, diet and lacking in physical activities. Well you might be fit and jolly now, but as your twilight years approaches, the first health issue to get hard hit is your bones.

Some one in three women, and one in five men suffers from osteoporosis where a person lose bone density. Large holes appears in your skeleton and resulting in your bones very prone to fracture.

It is found that such broken bones because of osteoporosis are not an inevitable part of aging, but more of our lifestyle. The best advise is to start early, and have a lifestyle change.

Kids up to 10 years old is advised to have calcium intake up to 550mg a day. Get good natural sources of calcium such as soy-based drinks, yoghurt, dairy products such as yoghurt and even green leafy vegetables.

Developing kids of 10 to 19 years old should have an increased dosage of calcium intake. The recommended level is around 1000mg of calcium a day. Older now, the kids should consume foods such as cereals, bread, rice pudding or soy-based drinks and even dried fruits.

As your kid matures into adulthood of 20s, this is where bone mass development is at its peak. This is the period where you should be having calcium reserves building now for your later years. Some 800mg of calcium a day is advised, although beyond that figure, it is fine. Try to get low fat varieties of calcium.

As you reach you 30s and going into the 40s and 50s region, this is when your start to lose bone density. You’ll lose more bones than you could form new ones. Again a well-equipped calcium intake is recommended plus regular workouts to strengthen the muscles around the bone. You tend to reduce your chances of a future bone fracture by just working out 30 minutes for at least three times a week.

Last but not the least, get yourself examined on a regular basis. Good Luck!