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Noriko Tsukahara

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[Osteoporosis and beverage preference].

Opinions regarding beverage preference ingestion and osteoporosis differ with cultural background as well as by eating habits, food customs and other lifestyle factors in addition to climate, differences in each country and area. Furthermore, it is conceivable that it differs with or depends on life stages of the individual. Currently, beverage preferences are enjoyed as part of the eating habits in, daily life considered an indispensable food to be enjoyed thoroughly. Therefore, it may be important to drink a beverage preferences in moderate but not to indulge in excessive ingestion in order to build a healthy lifestyle contributing to both a sound mind and a sound body at each individual life stage.

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[Selection of the supplement in calcium intake].

Adequate calcium intake is one of the most important issues in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, which is considered a lifestyle-related disease. However, calcium is a nutrient that is rather difficult to take in appropriate amounts in traditional Japanese eating habits. Therefore, one of the effective means of preventing and treating osteoporosis is to supplement calcium intake, when an insufficient quantity is obtained in the three, daily meals. In addition to increasing the tolerable upper intake levels (UL) of calcium to 2,500 mg/day, and an instruction program for learning how to evaluate the nutritional state, and the right method of utilizing supplements is needed. Furthermore, learning how to balance other nutrients, such as mineral balance, should also be included.

Adolescent↗