World osteoporosis day is celebrated every year like today to put the focus on an important aspect of your life. This is to aware about the prevention of silent disease osteoporosis. It is a condition in which the density and quality of the bone is reduced. As the bones become more porous they become week and the risk of fracture is high. all this happened due to the degenration of our bone mass.

One of the key ingredients for bone is calcium. Calcium is a major building block of bone tissues. Calcium is stored in the skeleton which acts as a reservoir to maintain calcium levels in the blood. As we become old our body efficiency in absorbing from food decreases. So it is very important to build up calcium in a younger age.

One of the best source of calcium is milk. A daily glass of milk can top up your body calcium future needs.

If you are old then make sure you take low fat milk in order to prevent other diseases.

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