Osteoporosis Diet

General information on using dietary therapy to prevent disease can be found on my back pain diet page.

Osteoporosis Diet Basics

Calcium can be found in such foods as: milk, cheese, seaweed, nuts, beans and many green leafy vegetables.

Vitamin D is found in milk, soy products and selected cereal grains. Vitamin D can also be produced naturally by the body from exposure to sunlight.

There is considerable controversy about the best sources of these nutrients, with some professionals endorsing dairy and others insisting on non-dairy. Nutritional supplements are also a good source of both calcium and vitamin D.

Research has found that people with the best resistance to bone density concerns are those who have eaten a balanced diet for life. Adding supplements later in life to treat low bone density can be effective, but is surely not as beneficial as eating correctly all along.

Dietary Supplements to Prevent Osteoporosis

Some of the recommended dietary additions are: Vitamins A, C, K and B complex, zinc, magnesium, copper, boron, potassium and sodium. Make sure to get qualified advice before beginning to use these supplements, as a few can cause negative health effects in some patients and can interact with prescription drugs.

Recommendation on an Osteoporosis Diet

Remember, just as your body changes, your nutritional requirements change as well. A proper diet is an easy and enjoyable way to help insure continued good health for many years to come and is also crucial to help prevent osteoporosis.

For readers with young children, now is the time to get them started on good eating habits which will help them throughout their lives. Studies show that parental influence can have hugely positive or direly detrimental influences on their offspring’s diets. Take time to learn how to feed them correctly and assert the effort to teach them why it is crucial to eat healthily.