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Article: Better choices in youth can lower osteoporosis risk.
- Article from:
- Agricultural Research
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
- Author:
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You probably remember your parents urging you to "Drink your milk!" and "Turn off that TV and go outside and play!" Though you may have been reluctant at the time, your parents were right: in the first two decades of life our bodies are most active in forming our skeletons, so our eating patterns and activity levels are especially important. It's yet another example of how the choices we make in our younger years shape our health in old age.
We store calcium mainly in our bones, where it provides structural support. As it moves via the bloodstream to perform other critical chores throughout the body, the calcium from our food replaces it. This flow is a natural ...