By the age of 20, the average human acquires about 98 percent of skeletal mass. This process slows as we age. Between 35 and 40, we begin to lose bone mass and after 50, bone mass starts progressively declining. Though this is a natural ageing process, it may occur a little faster in some individuals, causing their bones to become thinner and brittle, a condition called osteoporosis. Bones then become vulnerable to fractures — a leading cause of disability in the elderly and totally preventable.
We all know that we need sufficient calcium to strengthen our bones and. . .
