Harmful Foods For Bone Density: Experts Share What To Avoid For Strong Bones
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Harmful Foods For Bone Density: Experts Share What To Avoid For Strong Bones

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Purwanto Purwanto / 500px via Getty Images My grandmother has osteoporosis, along with 10 million other Americans diagnosed with the disease and 43 million others with low bone mass. Dr. Liz Matzkin, associate professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery in Boston, explained: “Although calcium and Vitamin D is important to maintain bone health, exceeding the recommended doses per day can backfire and be harmful rather than beneficial. “An increased consumption of alcohol can alter the body’s ability to absorb important nutrients that are actually beneficial to bone health, such as calcium, vitamin D and magnesium,” she explained. “Caffeine has been shown to increase calcium loss and decrease calcium absorption, both of which negatively influence bone health,” Matzkin said. “Beans and wheat bran contain phytates, and spinach and beets contain oxalates that decrease calcium absorption as they bind to the calcium,” she said.

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