Calcium crisis. (Graph It!).Trade in calcium-rich milk for soda or sports drinks sports drink Performance drink Sports medicine A thirst-quenching beverage used in sports-related activities, which may boost energy and/or help build muscle mass; water, sugar, salt, potassium are common to all SDs. See Hydrotherapy, Water. , and what do you get? A calcium crisis! In the U.S., only 13.5 percent of girls and 36.3 percent of boys ages 12 to 19 get enough of the bone-building mineral (a natural inorganic inorganic /in·or·gan·ic/ (in?or-gan´ik) 1. having no organs. 2. not of organic origin. in·or·gan·ic n. 1. substance not made by the body) in their daily diet, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture. And that spells trouble: After age 20, your body's bone-building is 90 percent complete, explains Duane Alexander Duane Alexander, M.D., is the current director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. He has held this position since 1986. National Institutes of Health Profile , director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. As you age, calcium-poor bones become brittle (jargon) brittle - Said of software that is functional but easily broken by changes in operating environment or configuration, or by any minor tweak to the software itself. Also, any system that responds inappropriately and disastrously to abnormal but expected external stimuli; e. , fracture fracture, breaking of a bone. A simple fracture is one in which there is no contact of the broken bone with the outer air, i.e., the overlying tissues are intact. In a comminuted fracture the bone is splintered. easily, and lead to bone diseases. "You can't make up later for what you don't put into your bones now." * Based on the chart, one cup of yogurt yogurt: see fermented milk. yogurt Semisolid, fermented, often flavoured milk food. Yogurt is known and consumed in almost all parts of the world. and 2 ounces of American cheese fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. what percentage of your daily calcium requirement? * How many servings of frozen yogurt would you need to eat to satisfy the daily requirement? * What combination of dairy product, fruit, and veggie would give you the most calcium in a day?
Calcium: How to get your daily dose
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends 1,000 milligrams of
calcium--or 100 percent daily value (%DV)--per day for the average
adult. Food labels show what %DV one serving contains. But teens,
especially girls, need 130 percent daily to grow strong bones.
AMOUNT % DAILY
SERVING OF CALCIUM VALUE ON
FOOD SIZE (in milligrams) FOOD LABEL
Plain yogurt 1 cup 450 45%
American cheese 2 oz. 350 35%
Fruit yogurt low-fat or 1 cup 315 31%
fat free
Milk fat free, low-fat, 1 cup 300 30%
or whole
Orange juice with calcium 1 cup 300 30%
added
Cheese pizza 1 slice 220 22%
Frozen yogurt fat-free, 1/2 cup 105 10%
low-fat, or whole
Broccolli cooked or fresh 1/2 cup 45 4%
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