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El calcio y los huesos - Overview

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El calcio y la fortaleza de los huesos

Información:

El calcio y el fósforo son dos minerales que son importantes para la formación de huesos sanos. El cuerpo usa estos minerales para formar los huesos a medida que uno crece.

Si uno no recibe suficiente calcio o si el cuerpo no absorbe el calcio suficiente de la dieta, los tejidos óseos pueden sufrir.

La densidad ósea se refiere a la cantidad de calcio y otros tipos de minerales presentes en una sección del hueso. Es más alta entre las edades de 25 a 35 y disminuye después de eso. Esto puede producir huesos quebradizos y frágiles que son más propensos a fracturas, incluso sin lesión.

A medida que uno envejece, el cuerpo aún necesita calcio para mantener los huesos densos y fuertes.

DIETA

Consuma al menos 1,200 miligramos de calcio por día y de 800 a 1,000 unidades internacionales de vitamina D3. La vitamina D le ayuda a su cuerpo a absorber el calcio. El médico le puede recomendar un suplemento que le provea el calcio y la vitamina D que uno necesita.

Siga una dieta que le proporcione la cantidad apropiada de calcio, vitamina D y proteína. Aunque esto no detendrá la pérdida ósea completamente, garantizará que haya disponibilidad de una provisión de materiales que el cuerpo emplea para formar y mantener los huesos.

Los alimentos ricos en calcio abarcan:

  • El queso
  • El helado
  • Las hortalizas de hoja verde, como la espinaca y la col rizada
  • La leche desnatada
  • El salmón
  • Las sardinas (con los huesos)
  • El tofu
  • El yogur

Ver también: calcio en la dieta

  • Reviewed last on: 11/22/2010
  • Dennis Ogiela, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

National Osteoporosis Foundation. Clinician's Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis. Accessed July 23, 2008.

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