Foundations for healthy bones

Abstract

Alerts health educators to the message that eating a healthy diet and taking regular exercise in childhood and young adulthood can help to prevent the bone disease osteoporosis in later life. Describes a teaching pack produced by the National Osteoporosis Society for primary school children. Summarizes evidence that school children take insufficient exercise and that many teenagers have a poor calcium intake. Reports on feedback from schools which have used the teaching pack.

Citation

Collins, D. (1995), "Foundations for healthy bones", Health Education, Vol. 95 No. 4, pp. 27-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/09654289510089185