Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and loss of bone tissue that may lead to weak and fragile bones. Osteoporosis is not about the inability to build strong bones, but about premature degeneration of the bones.
Calcium is required to support bone growth, bone healing and maintain bone strength and is one aspect of treatment for osteoporosis. Good sources of calcium include milk and dairy products, such as hard cheese and yogurt, dried apricots or figs and some green leafy vegetables such as watercress and curly kale.
So although calcium is important in maintaining healthy bones, excessive calcium intake may actually cause greater bone porosity and fractures. Excess calcium gets deposited in soft tissues of bones and thus leads to development osteoarthritis or osteoporosis.
One of the most interesting sets of studies was done at Harvard University for 12 long years. The studies found who drank milk three times a day actually broke more bones than women who rarely drank milk. Similarly, a 1994 study in Sydney, Australia, showed that higher dairy product consumption was associated with increased fracture risk: those with the highest dairy consumption had double the risk of hip fracture compared to those with the lowest consumption.
For example, In Japan dairy as part of the diet was almost non-existent until recently. And only now are the rates of osteoporosis among women increasing. In China has shown similar results. In that country, osteoporosis is still very uncommon, even though dairy products are not a part of the diet of most Chinese people.
Milk and calcium are important for bone density, especially if they are not breastfeeding. If you do choose to eliminate milk from your diet as an adult, make sure you replace the vitamins and nutrients it provides with other healthy sources.
Calcium is required to support bone growth, bone healing and maintain bone strength and is one aspect of treatment for osteoporosis. Good sources of calcium include milk and dairy products, such as hard cheese and yogurt, dried apricots or figs and some green leafy vegetables such as watercress and curly kale.
So although calcium is important in maintaining healthy bones, excessive calcium intake may actually cause greater bone porosity and fractures. Excess calcium gets deposited in soft tissues of bones and thus leads to development osteoarthritis or osteoporosis.
One of the most interesting sets of studies was done at Harvard University for 12 long years. The studies found who drank milk three times a day actually broke more bones than women who rarely drank milk. Similarly, a 1994 study in Sydney, Australia, showed that higher dairy product consumption was associated with increased fracture risk: those with the highest dairy consumption had double the risk of hip fracture compared to those with the lowest consumption.
For example, In Japan dairy as part of the diet was almost non-existent until recently. And only now are the rates of osteoporosis among women increasing. In China has shown similar results. In that country, osteoporosis is still very uncommon, even though dairy products are not a part of the diet of most Chinese people.
Milk and calcium are important for bone density, especially if they are not breastfeeding. If you do choose to eliminate milk from your diet as an adult, make sure you replace the vitamins and nutrients it provides with other healthy sources.
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