Maintaining healthy bones

To avoid the risk of osteoporosis or bone fractures later in life, get your child to practise the two most important lifelong habits for maintaining healthy bones: good nutrition and plenty of exercise.

DID you know that bones are living tissue? They are made up of a network of fibre, calcium and other minerals that are necessary for building and maintaining strong bones. Not only do bones give your child his body structure, which allows him to walk, ride a bike and hold a toy, but it also protects his little organs and makes space for bone marrow, where blood and bone cells are made.