Healthy bones give the body strength and stability to protect the internal
organs from injury. Important as the skeleton is, it accounts for only about
12% of a person‘s total body weight.
Bones are living tissues and are constantly undergoing remodelling as old bone
tissue is broken down and new bone is formed. A delicate balance has to be
kept between these two processes. If that balance is disturbed, complications
can occur, including brittle bones and osteoporosis.
What does a person need to have healthy bones?
Regular physical exercise and a healthy, balanced diet are both important.
Avoiding risk factors like smoking and stress also contribute to healthy
bones. We can all do something to influence the health of our bones. By
engaging in weight-bearing physical exercise we can stimulate bone
mineralisation. By eating properly we can make sure that the necessary
nutrients are available for bone metabolism. These main nutrients are:
It is important to think about how much people’s lifestyles and eating habits
have changed in recent years. As a result of these changes, many of us no
longer have adequate amounts of these nutrients in our diets. To help ensure
that consumers have enough nutrients, they can be added to dietary supplements
and food products. DSM Nutritional Products supplies the nutrients for doing
just that.
