Friday, May 14, 2010

Tips to Prevent Osteoporosis

The loss of estrogensetelah menopausal hormones increase the likelihood of osteoporosis, a disorder causing bones to become porous and fragile.

Adults need to eat a diet rich in calcium (1000-1200 mg / day) to prevent osteoporosis. The National Institutes of Health recommends even more calcium to 1,500 mg / day for 65-year-old. Foods rich in calcium are milk, yogurt, cheese, salmon, and broccoli. One glass of milk contains about 300 mg calcium

Vitamin D is cheap and free is sunlight because the body makes vitamin D when ultraviolet light touches the skin. Diligent in walking, dancing, gymnastics or jogging.

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