Contemporary Nutrition 9th Edition by Gordon Wardlaw,Anne Smith

Edition 9ISBN: 978-1259332081

Contemporary Nutrition 9th Edition by Gordon Wardlaw,Anne Smith

Edition 9ISBN: 978-1259332081

Exercise 11

Working for Denser Bones
Osteoporosis and related low bone mass affect many adults in North America, especially older women. One-third of all women experience fractures because of this disease, amounting to about 2 million bone fractures per year.
Osteoporosis is a disease you can do something about. Some risk factors can't be changed, but others, such as a poor calcium intake, can. Is this true for you? To find out, complete this tool for estimating your current calcium intake. For all the following foods, write the number of servings you eat in a day. Total the number of servings in each category and then multiply the total number of servings by the amount of calcium for each category. Finally, add the total amount for each food category to estimate your calcium intake for that day.
Does your intake meet your RDA set for calcium? $Working for Denser Bones Osteoporosis and related low bone mass affect many adults in North America, especially older women. One-third of all women experience fractures because of this disease, amounting to about 2 million bone fractures per year. Osteoporosis is a disease you can do something about. Some risk factors can't be changed, but others, such as a poor calcium intake, can. Is this true for you? To find out, complete this tool for estimating your current calcium intake. For all the following foods, write the number of servings you eat in a day. Total the number of servings in each category and then multiply the total number of servings by the amount of calcium for each category. Finally, add the total amount for each food category to estimate your calcium intake for that day. Does your intake meet your RDA set for calcium?$

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