The best prevention for bone - thinning osteoporosis begins early — during the first two decades of life, when you can most influence
your peak bone mass by getting enough calcium and vitamin D and doing bone - strengthening exercise.
Since most rapid bone growth occurs during the adolescent years, it is vital that teenagers have sufficient levels of vitamin D in order to achieve
peak bone mass by late adolescence.
Not exact matches
In addition, the majority of
peak bone mass is obtained
by the end of adolescence.
«A ten per cent increase in
peak bone mass will delay the onset of osteoporosis
by 13 years.