The importance of eating for our bones

Few of us realise how important it is to eat for the health of our bones but teaming a balanced, calcium-rich diet with weight-bearing exercise could make a significant difference to the strength of your bones, and reduce your risk of osteoporosis, the fragile bone disease. Osteoporosis affects 1 in 3 women and 1 in 12 men during their lifetime and results in bones becoming so porous that they can break easily.

To help you, the National Osteoporosis Society (NOS) has produced a great new booklet, Diet and Bone Health, which gives you information on all the vital nutrients needed to help build healthy bones, including a look at the latest information on phytoestrogens and bone health. For a copy send an A5 SAE with a cheque for £3 (£2.40 for NOS members) to National Osteoporosis Society, PO Box 10, Radstock, Bath BA3 3YB, tel: 01761 471771.

Make it your New Year's resolution to build strong and healthy bones.

FERN BRITTON

National Osteoporosis Society