Drinking Diet Pop And A Calcium Poor Diet Equals Osteoporosis

My husband had a bone density test done and was off the chart for high risk. He doesn't drink milk, doesn't like any cheese and basically doesn't get any calcium. He's only 41-years-old and has osteoporosis . He's aging more like a 50-year-old man.

He drinks lots of Diet Pepsi. Soda Pop contains a significant amount of phosphorus, an acid-forming mineral. Research has shown that phosphorus can interfere with the skeleton's ability to absorb calcium. A natural whole foods diet, free of soft drinks, is especially important for teenagers, when 40 to 60 percent of peak bone mass is built. Unfortunately my husband will not give up his Diet Pepsi so he will take calcium supplements and I'll be working calcium rich foods in his diet.

Foods high in calcium:
Ricotta cheese: 1/2 cup = 337 mg
Parmesan cheese: 1 ounce = 336 mg
Milk: 1 cup = 300 mg
Calcium-fortified orange juice: 1 cup = 300 mg
Mackerel with bones: canned: 3 ounces = 263 mg
Yogurt, no fat: 4 ounces = 225 mg
Salmon with bones, canned:3 ounces = 191 mg
Collards, frozen, cooked:1/2 cup = 179 mg
Dried figs: 5 figs = 135 mg
Sardines, with bones: 1 ounce = 130 mg
Tofu, firm:1/2 cup = 118 mg
Turnip greens, fresh cooked:1/2 cup = 99 mg
Kale, cooked: 1/2 cup = 90 mg
Broccoli, fresh, cooked:1/2 cup= 89 mg
Okra, frozen, cooked: 1/2 cup = 88 mg
Baked beans: 1/2 cup = 80 mg
Soybeans, cooked: 1/2 cup = 65 mg
Chickpeas, cooked: 1/2 cup = 60 mg
White beans, cooked: 1/2 cup = 45 mg
Pinto beans, cooked: 1/2 cup = 40 mg
Note: All dairy products are high in calcium. All cheeses average about 200 mg of calcium per ounce, although some are higher, for example, Parmesan and Romano.

The Whole Food Nation - Pops will give him even more calcium and help his body use the calcium supplement better. The Pop-A-Green has calcium rich veggies that I could never get him to eat.

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