Add extra cheese to tacos and pizzas. Serve vegetables high in calcium such as greens, cabbage and broccoli. Toast an English muffin or bagel and top with cottage cheese or grated cheese. Sprinkle grated cheese on top of salads, casseroles and cooked vegetables. Make dips using yogurt, cream cheese or cottage cheese.
All adults suffer from bone loss as they grow older.
It's a disease of older persons, mostly women, in which bones become so fragile that they break easily under everyday stresses. Most people don't know they have osteoporosis until a bone fractures. The best way to hlep prevent osteoporosis is to consume enough calcium, do regular weight-bearing exercise, and take hormones. For a free copy of the following brochures, look in your phone book for your local Dairy Council.