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Joint Health: Myths or Facts

 
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Healthy Lifestyle Promotes Joint Health

Fact: Eating a healthy and well-balanced diet with sufficient daily intakes of calcium and vitamin D, exercising regularly, maintaining your recommended weight, avoid smoking and limiting your alcohol consumption promotes joint health. Risk factors for osteoarthritis and osteoporosis include obesity, insufficient levels of calcium and vitamin D, inactivity, smoking and heavy alcohol consumption.

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