PHTY400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Calcium Gluconate, Cruciferous Vegetables, Calcium Citrate
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Between 60 and 80% of an individual"s susceptibility to osteoporosis links to genetic factors, while 20 to 40% remains lifestyle related. Osteoporosis for many women begins early in life because the average teenager consumes suboptimal calcium to. Chapter 2 vitamins, minerals, and water 61 support growing bones. This creates an irreversible deficit that cannot be fully eliminated after achieving skeletal maturity. Calcium imbalance worsens into adulthood, particularly among women with a genetic predisposition. 66,115,198. Adequate calcium intake throughout life remains the prime defense against bone loss with age. 17,95 for example, calcium supplementation in postmenarchal girls with subopti- mal calcium intake enhanced bone mineral acquisition. 166 adolescent girls should consume 1500 mg of calcium daily. Increasing daily calcium intake for middle-aged women, par- ticularly estrogen-deprived women following menopause, to 1200 to 1500 mg improves the body"s calcium balance. 77,151. Good dietary calcium sources include milk and milk products, sardines and canned salmon, kidney beans, and dark green leafy vegetables.
