Nutrition

Calcium Supplementation and Increases in Bone Mineral Density in Children Scientists have found that peak bone mass in childhood is a major cause of bone mineral density in adulthood and may decrease the risk of osteoporotic fractures. Osteoporotic fractures are those caused by a disease (Osteoporosis) which causes bones to be extremely porous. There are however other factors, such as Genetic and Environmental, that play a major role in determining peak bone mass. Studies done …

…twins had about 4 percent greater increase in bone density while postpubertal and those going through puberty had little change. To account for these differences, scientists considered dose sizes and pubertal changes. They believed that pubertal changes such as the secretion of growth hormones and sex steroids were the main cause for the differences. Bone is either changing so rapidly or maximally stimulated that small effects of greater calcium intake can not be detected. Word Count: 636