Daily consumption of dairy products is important at all stages of life, but in childhood and adolescence it contributes to the modeling and consolidation of bone mass for life.
Montevideo | The entire field | on sunday October 20 was World Osteoporosis Dayto which the Pan American Milk Federation (Fepale) in order to emphasize the fundamental role that dairy products play in the prevention of this disease.
Osteoporosis weakens bonesmaking them more fragile and prone to fractures. It affects both women and men around the world.
To prevent and improve the situation of those who suffer from it, physical exercise is recommended, having a balanced diet with dairyexpose yourself to sunlight (vitamin D), avoid alcohol, tobacco, cola drinks and caffeine, the institution points out on its YouTube channel.
Fepale.
In addition, a series of articles with information on the subject were published on the Fepale website.
DAIRY AND BONE HEALTH. He daily consumption of dairy products in our childhood and adolescence It contributes to the modeling and consolidation of bone mass, which contributes to the prevention of bone pathologies in adult life, such as osteoporosis.
CALCIUM IN ADOLESCENCE. In adolescence, bones grow in size and volume, increasing body bone mass. Around the age of 23, the so-called “peak bone mass” occurs, which is the greatest growth, in volume, of bone mass that occurs during the life cycle.
The greater the calcium deposits that accumulate in adolescence, the greater the peak bone mass.therefore, the maximum bone mass (MOM) and bone density that will be achieved in the young adult stage.
MAXIMUM BONE MASS AND DAIRY. A diet that includes dairy from childhood and mainly in the pubertal stageis essential to obtain an adequate maximum bone mass (MOM), around 30 years of age.
CALCIUM AND MINERALS IN MILK. A diet rich in highly bioavailable calcium and high-value proteins such as that dairy products provide, along with other vitamins and minerals that we find in milk and derivatives; vitamin D, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, during the first stages of lifeallow the maximum level of bone mass to be achieved effectively and efficiently, slow down the aging process of bones, and reduce the risk of fractures due to osteoporosis in adulthood.
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