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In this article it laid out the purpose of calcium in the body and the ways in which one could go about getting the recommend amount of daily calcium. I will give a brief highlight on the Key concepts in this article.
The bone is always changing with the helps of the osteocytes or bone cells that are embedded within the connective tissue of a bone. Osteoclast and Osteoblast play a major role in the constant changes that the bone will experience. An osteoclasts function is to breakdown Osteocytes (bone cells). While the osteoblasts function is to make or form new bone. One important factor that is key in the promotion of healthy bone is that the bone maintains a relatively stable activity levels between the Osteoclasts and the Osteoblasts. For example if the Osteoclast is more metabolic active than the Osteoblast that could result in a much weaker bone that is more susceptible to injury from external or internal stress.
The article also focused on the peak bone mass (PBM). It stated that the average PBM is reached at ages 30 to 35. The article recommended that early in life one needs to focus on their bone strength and after reaching PBM they need to focus on maintaining that bone strength. However, throughout ones life you must always focus on maintaining a healthy and nutritious diet. Also the article stated that 20% of our PBM can be influence by our diet and lifestyle choices.
Overall I really enjoyed this article because it gave a list of non-dairy food that contained adequate levels of calcium. Some non-dairy foods that contai9ned calcium were, dried apricots, kale, and soya beans.
I'm glad you mentioned non-dairy. I don't drink milk not because I'm vegan, lactose-intolerant, vegetarian, or vegan. I drink soy because I weaned off milk when I two for ear fluid level complications and having to get ear tube surgery.
ReplyDeleteSoy is actually quite healthy for you except for the recent studies involving isoflavones and how its causing menstrual cycles to occur sooner in young girls.
Mentioned PBM is great reason to chose this article. I think most don't realize that this stops at age 30 so it is really necessary to have a great diet that contributes to strong bones before you reach the prevention stage of life.
Well i am glad you also found it important that i highlighted other was to get calcium for individuals like yourself that do not consume dairy. Also i agree that most people are not aware that peak bone mass is reached around agree 30. However, due to the fact that we can help delay the onset of osteoporosis later in life by reaching a high peak bone mass(as you mentioned above) gives me hope that people will take active responsibility for their own health.
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