A report from the Hispanic Osteoporosis and Bone Metabolic Diseases Foundation (Fhoemo) has given him a not approved for bone health of Spanish children.
Their bones are of worse quality than the average of European children because only 10% of children consume the dose of calcium necessary to have healthy bones, the large deficit of vitamin D in infant feeding, a vitamin that contributes to the correct absorption of calcium, and also due to the lack of exercise in the child population.
In childhood, the child develops 90% of the bone structure that he will have as an adult. Taking into account that the skeleton will accompany our children throughout their lives, it is important that we pay more attention to the food they eat and try to exercise regularly.
Good bone health in childhood prevents future problems such as fractures and osteoporosis, a disease that attacks in old age but begins in the first years of life.
Within the framework of the campaign Feed your bones, take care of your health, experts have already warned about the need to enrich with vitamin D the dairy products that children consume.
As parents, let's not forget the importance of calcium, vitamin D and physical exercise to get healthy bones and of course, an adequate bone development of our children.
