Dietary Protein An Essential Nutrient For Bone Health
It is the nutrient that binds calcium to the bones.
Dietary protein an essential nutrient for bone health. In addition to calcium in the presence of an adequate vitamin d supply proteins represent a key nutrient for bone health and thereby in the prevention of osteoporosis. Another essential vitamin for bone health is vitamin k. Nutrition plays a major role in the development and maintenance of bone structures resistant to usual mechanical loadings. The purpose of this review is to identify several essential nutrients for bone health and compare the recommended intake to the dietary intake from the average north american diet.
Adequate dietary protein during childhood and adolescent years is essential in order to accumulate an adequate bone and muscle mass during growth. Dietary protein is a key nutrient for muscle and bone health. Recommended dietary allowance rda represents the daily dietary intake of a nutrient regarded to be sufficient for meeting the requirements of nearly all 97 98 healthy individuals in each age and gender group. Part of bone mineral and important for neutralizing acidic foods that could otherwise be harmful to bone.
The role of exercise will also be identified as an important and frequently insufficient factor for bone health. The rda reflects the average daily amount of a nutrient considered adequate to meet the needs of most healthy people. For muscles to grow they need both protein and exercise and the same is true also for bone.