Mia is 55 years old. Although she has no symptoms, she is worried about her risk
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Question
Mia is 55 years old. Although she has no symptoms, she is worried about her risk for osteoporosis. Her mother is 75 and recently suffered a fractured hip due to reduced bone density caused by osteoporosis. Her previously independent mother is now living in a nursing home and struggling to return to her former life. Mia is frightened that she will face the same future.
Although Mia does not drink a lot of milk, she knows that other dairy products and many other foods are good sources of calcium. She records what she eats and drinks for a day to estimate her typical calcium intake. Mia learns she takes in on the average 695 mg of calcium.
4. What is Mia’s DRI (AI) for calcium?
How does Mia’s intake compare to her recommendations for calcium intake? What is her %DRI?
5. What non dairy foods could she add to improve her calcium intake?
6. Besides increasing calcium intake – what other nutrients impact bone health? List at least 2
7. What is one lifestyle factor which Mia could consider changing (if necessary) which may affect her current osteoporos risk?
Explanation / Answer
4. Mia's DRI for calcium based on her age according to standard reference range is 1000 mg that is the value of recommend dietary allowances. Currently compare to her recommendation Mia is maintaining average range of Calcium that is 695 mg. Her DRI is 69.5 %.
5. She can have chicken, green vegetables, Chinese mustard greens in order to meet her requirements.
6. Vitamin D, phosphorus, protein, vitamin K, C ,E , A B , Na etc are other nutrients.
7. A. Regular exercise and balance diet
B. Maintaining a proper timing of sleeping for 7 to 8 hours and intake of food timings need to be maintained.