How To Improve Bone Strength?

Posted on Tue, 25 Mar 2014

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Tue, 25 Mar 2014 Answered on

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Question : How to improve bone strength. I am doin maryial art and need extra diet and bone strength. Could you please help me what should i eat and if any supplementation for good health bone strength

Answered by Dr. Dr. Shruti Rijhwani (1 hour later)

Brief Answer: Follows. Detailed Answer: Dear Sir, Thank you for posting your query on HCM. Well looking into your problem I would like to tell you that bone strength depends on strength training so the more you do resistance exercises it will increase the strength . Generally at your age there is no need for supplements if you have adequate diet but still if you say get your calcium and vitamin D levels checked because they are two main things that affect bone turnover . If there is any deficiency then there correction is recommended otherwise not . Rest for muscles having lean protein is the best thing . People take a lot of over the counter supplements but it is not advisable . Take care. Dr. Shruti

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar