Nutrition is more important than exercise for bone resistance

New York- Researchers have discovered that nutrition has a greater impact on bone mass and strength than exercise.

In the study, even after stopping physical training, the mice retained bone strength gains as long as they ate with a mineral-enriched diet, reported Xinhua.

"Prolonged mineral nutrition not only increases bone mass and strength, but also the ability to maintain it even after the withdrawal from training," said University of Ottawa professor David Kohn. Michigan in the United States.

The second important finding is that the diet alone has beneficial effects on the bones, even without exercise.

"The data suggests that long-term consumption of a mineral-based diet could be beneficial in preventing bone loss and strength with age, even if you do not do it." 39, physical exercise, "said Kohn.

While most studies are looking at the effects of increased dietary calcium, the new study published in the journal PLOS One examined the effects of increased dietary calcium and phosphorus and showed that both of these benefits were beneficial.

This is not to say that people are exhausting and buying calcium and phosphorus supplements, Kohn said.

Although the results do not translate directly from mice to humans, they give researchers a conceptual place to start, the team noted. (IANS)

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