Milk

Milk Why Milk Matters for Teens In my opinion, we don\'t get enough milk at lunch. I usually get 3 or 4 milks at lunch which requires me to spend more money on lunchs. One funny fact is that we have had the same sized milks since elementry school. Here are some useful facts about calcium and teens.Good nutrition is important for good health and can help protect against many diseases later in life. However, one important nutrient many teens don\'t get enough of is calcium, found mainly in milk and dairy products and in dark green, leafy vegetables and foods with added calcium. Calcium is a nutrient that helps to make bones and teeth strong and healthy. It is used in building bone mass and also helps to reduce the risk of bone fracture due to osteoporosis, a condition where bones become fragile and can break easily. Accordding to the Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Females 9-19 years old only get 19% of the milk they need, and males 9-19 years old get 52% of the milk they need. Our bodies continually remove and replace small amounts of calcium from our bones. If your body removes more calcium than it calcium, milk, bones, products, fat, need, glass, foods, dairy, about, saturated, one, milks, mg, health, enough, day, bone, because, added, years, vegetables, variety, total, teens, strong, sources, should, old, nutrition, nutrient, make, lunch, low-fat, life, leafy