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When was the last time you hung out outside with your girls? Have you had a glass of milk today? Do you participate in gym or an after-school sport?
According to a recent article in Yahoo News, if you answered NO to the above questions your bones may be at risk! Doctors are finding that too little milk, sunshine and exercise is leading to softer, easily breakable bones. For some kids, this lowered bone density can lead to more serious problems, like rickets. Rickets is a disease where your legs become so soft that they bow. Other problems, such as an earlier onset of bone-cracking osteoporosis, and increased bones fractures, are also going up. Bone fractures in girls are up 56% from four decades ago!
So how to make sure you're safe? Get enough calcium, sunshine and exercise! Put your fave songs on your iPod and go for a run outside. Meet up with your pals for a game of outdoor soccer. Dance around your room. Have a bowl of whole-grain cereal with Vitamin D fortified milk. Ask your rents or doctor about taking vitamins with calcium and Vitamin D supplements. Make a super smoothie with milk. You're bones will be feelin' super strong in no time!
-Caitlin Rohan
BY ADMIN ON 12/3/2007 1:58:00 PM 7 COMMENTS
I answered yes to all of those questions except for the first one. But I do need more calcium cuz I only drink one glass a day(at school). Thanks 4 the advice!! ~fluteplaya101~
fluteplaya101 on 12/3/2007 6:03:59 PM
hey mod or whoever- iwant to lose weight... i really do... it's just that i start up but then lose my motivation... any ideas ppl??? -please help me-
~butterflygurl~ on 12/3/2007 9:51:27 PM
i take a calcium supplement every morning. it tastes yucky. i hate milk! it tastes really bad to me... i don't even have milk with my cereal it's so bad. but i do like chocolate milk. i have chocolate milk every morning for breakfast. is that good?
refrigeratedrubberbands on 12/4/2007 12:21:11 AM
yea, i'm good with all that except the milk question. i love gym, so i'm really active in that, and i play tennis on wednesdays. and my friends and i ALWAYS hang outside. and remember, we're from CA, so our lunchtables are outside! whoop whoop! :--)
refrigeratedrubberbands on 12/4/2007 12:22:10 AM
Zimza, that's a good plan. And you're getting plenty of water! Remember that your food and other things you drink contain water too, so even if you don't drink that much water you should be fine.
Emma on 12/4/2007 2:15:06 AM
hey, that's funny! i'm different than a lot of people i guess, i have no trouble with milk, i drink at least 3 glasses a day, but i'm homeschooled so i don't have that many friends, so i don't hang outside a whole lot, i do get enough sunshine i like to think, but i prefer to excercise in the privacy of my own home. any hints for a bff, or more sun time?
Lulu on 12/4/2007 12:29:46 PM
i take a vitamin...most of the time. lol. it has calcium in it, its one of those one-a-day ones. ahhh whenever i bend down my knees crack! can anybody help me?
eastcoastGirl™ on 12/4/2007 8:52:08 PM
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