The health of a child's bones is as crucial as their overall wellbeing. The key to building strong bones is to follow a healthy diet and lifestyle habits. Providing a balanced diet to a child will ensure that they receive vitamins and minerals that are important for bone health, such as Vitamin D, calcium, zinc, and phosphorus. Vitamin D allows the body to absorb phosphorus and calcium from food. Phosphorus and calcium are two important minerals that work together to build healthy bones. An acute deficiency of vitamin D can lead to thin, brittle bones or rickets- a condition where the bones are soft and weak.
In childhood and adolescence, bone mass is the most important determinant of lifetime skeletal health, making osteoporosis the disease during which bones become less dense and more prone to fractures. In childhood and adolescence, bone mass is the most important determinant of lifetime skeletal health. Osteoporosis is the disease during which bones become less dense and more prone to fractures. When your children get older, the health habits they form now will affect their bone health.
To maintain healthy bones, you need to eat plenty of calcium and vitamin D-rich foods. Children often do not consume enough calcium in their diets to maintain optimal bone mass. By the age of 30, bone mass reaches its peak, and then bone remodeling begins. Gender, race, nutrition, physical activity, and race all play a role in this.
Physical activity: Healthy bones are built through physical activity. As a result, its benefits are most notable in the areas of the skeleton that bear the most weight. For example, when you walk or run, you engage your hips. When you perform gymnastics or weightlifting, you engage your arms.
Nutritional status: Having a healthy bone structure requires calcium. Additionally, eating a well-balanced diet that is high in vitamins and minerals such as magnesium, zinc, and vitamin D is crucial.
Are your kids getting enough calcium?
Calcium intake guidelines
The Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) recommends the following guidelines for calcium intake
Age | Suggested daily calcium intake |
1-3 years | 350 mg |
4-6 years | 450 mg |
7-10 years | 550 mg |
11-18 years | boys/girls: 1000/800 mg |
19+ years | 700 mg |
Tips on healthy bone health lifestyle
Drink milk and other dairy products
Eat calcium-rich foods
Get involved in weight-bearing and resistance exercises
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