Re: Exercise, Some Calcium Build Strong Bones- Report

From: Rene (nospam_at_nospam.com)
Date: 03/08/05 

Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 17:31:08 -0800

"Roman Bystrianyk" <rbystrianyk@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.php?event=news_print_list_item&id=665
>
> "Exercise, Some Calcium Build Strong Bones- Report", Reuters UK, March
> 7, 2005,
> Link:
> http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=WT14MCAGNRZQICRBAEZSFEY?type=healthNews&storyID=7820781
>
> Children who drink more milk do not necessarily develop healthier
> bones, researchers said on Monday in a report that stresses exercise
> and modest consumption of calcium-rich foods such as tofu.
>
> The U.S. government has gradually increased recommendations for daily
> calcium intake, largely from dairy products, to between 800 and 1,300
> milligrams to promote healthy bones and prevent osteoporosis. But the
> report, published in the journal Pediatrics, said boosting consumption
> of milk or other dairy products was not necessarily the best way to
> provide the minimal calcium intake of at least 400 milligrams per day.
>
> Other ways to obtain the absorbable calcium found in one cup of cow's
> milk include a cup of fortified orange juice, a cup of cooked kale or
> turnip greens, two packages of instant oats, two-thirds cup of tofu, or
> 1-2/3 cups of broccoli, the report said.
>
> In a review of 37 studies examining the impact of calcium consumption
> on bone strength in children older than 7, researchers at the
> Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington found 27
> did not support drinking more milk to boost calcium.
>
> "Currently, available evidence does not support nutrition guidelines
> focused specifically on increasing milk or other dairy product intake
> for promoting child and adolescent bone mineralization," lead
> researcher Amy Lanou wrote.
>
> Several studies, which examined such factors as bone density and rate
> of fractures, concluded that exercise may be more important than
> increased calcium consumption in developing strong bones.
>
> Data was scarce on the effect of calcium intake for children younger
> than 7 years.
>
> Dairy products provide 18 percent of the total energy and 25 percent of
> the total fat intake in the diets of American children, who are
> developing increasing rates of obesity.
>
> In an accompanying commentary, Frank Greer, a pediatrician at the
> University of Wisconsin in Madison, said the ideal way to achieve the
> goal of healthy bones is to make sure children exercise and consume up
> to 1,300 milligrams a day of calcium.
>
> The easiest way to get that calcium is from low-fat dairy products,
> which also contain valuable nutrients such as vitamin D, which is
> generally not available from other dietary sources, he wrote.
>

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René

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