| Osteoporosis literally means 'porous bones'. Bones are made
up of a thick outer shell and a strong inner mesh that resembles a honeycomb,
with bone marrow and blood vessels in the spaces between the bone. When the honeycomb
mesh thins the bone becomes fragile and can break more easily. It's been estimated
that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 12 men will develop osteoporosis over the age of 50.
Your lifestyle, including ensuring you eat a balanced, calcium rich diet, can
affect your bone health now and in the future. As well as eating a bone
friendly diet, regular weight bearing exercise (jogging, aerobics or even brisk
walking), avoiding smoking and drinking alcohol at a sensible level are important
to bone health. What should you eat? One of the main
ways to build healthy bones is to eat a balanced diet that’s rich in calcium (99%
of a body's calcium is in its bones) as well as providing the other vitamins and
minerals that healthy bones need. This means including milk and dairy products
(even low fat varieties are good sources of calcium), fish with soft bones, nuts,
dark green leafy vegetables and fortified bread. How Warburtons can help All
our bread contains calcium, white contains more than wholemeal. We also make a
range of breads that contain higher levels of calcium than normal breads:
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