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BONING UP Eating calcium-rich foods is not the only way to prevent osteoporosis. Fruits and vegetables seem to help too. Data on elderly folks show that those who eat the most fruits and veggies have the strongest bones. Fresh produce contains high levels of magnesium and potassium, which are found in healthy bones and may help prevent calcium from leaching...
Even at that, you don't want too much fruit juice to displace other foods in your child's diet. Otherwise, he or she will miss out on fiber, vitamins and other nutrients in whole fruit, and calcium from milk, yogurt and other dairy products. One final caution: the USDA's food guide does not apply to toddlers under the age of 2, who have their own very specific nutritional needs. Soon enough, though, they'll be lobbying you for something from the chip group and something from the chocolate group...
BONE CANDY Worried about osteoporosis, but can't stand the chalky taste of most calcium pills? Three new chewables on the market this month are designed, with the added help of a little chocolate, to taste more like Tootsie Rolls than limestone. All three products--Viactiv, Calburst and Calcium Soft Chew--contain 500 mg of calcium, or half the daily requirement for most adults...
Using heavy-duty machines such as snowthrowers,bombadiers and Gravel's, the crew works to plowareas and treat them with calcium chloride...
Dosing up on calcium may help your colon. A study out last week says calcium supplements (1,200 mg daily) may reduce the odds of developing new polyps. The polyps, called adenomas, may be a precursor to colon cancer. How does calcium work? Researchers theorize that it binds with compounds that would otherwise irritate the lining of the bowel...