Limiting caloric intake by dieting also increases the risk of osteoporosis. The risk factor is compounded by the fact that many persons limiting their caloric intake leave milk products out of their diet. Smoking and drinking . Persons who smoke or drink heavily have a higher risk than nonsmokers or nondrinkers of developing osteoporosis. The physiological reason for this is not known.
Milk is particularly high in calcium and the calcium is well absorbed.
The Recommended Dietary Allowance for calcium is shown in Table 1. Infants 360-540 mg. Increasing the amount of milk and milk products in the diet does not have to be an 8 ounce tumbler of milk beside the dinner plate. With some thought and planning, milk, cheese, yogurt, and nonfat dry milk can be incorporated into meals as soups, sauces, puddings, and cereals. When discussing milk, we need to re member that there is a portion of the population that have what is known as lactose intolerance.