I happened upon an interesting article on calcium depletion while thumbing through this month's edition of Healthy Awards magazine. In it, the author discusses the problem we have absorbing calcium and, making this process even more difficult, how ...

Here's another installment of what I'm sort of making an ongoing feature here on That's Fit. It's not really one of our true features (those are listed on the right hand side of this page), it's just something I felt like putting together myself. ...

Liz Neporent is a diet and fitness expert and author of 12 fitness bestsellers. She regularly appears on national TV programs and is the president of Wellness 360, a New-York based wellness provider. Another piece to the obesity puzzle: Boosting ...

Milk does a body good -- yes, we all know the trite tag line. Got milk? Yeah, we've all heard that one, too. The thing is, this push for people to consume more calcium-rich products has a great deal of merit, for there is more and more evidence ...

As we get older, our bones can get brittle, so it's important to get lots of calcium in our diet -- especially women. For some, it's easy -- calcium is in our favourite foods, so we don't have to worry about it. But for other, like those who don't ...

Calcium is a vital nutrient for strong bones and teeth. For women in particular, calcium is important to help ward off osteoporosis later in life. Osteoporosis causes bones to weaken and become brittle -- increasing the risk of breaking bones. ...

For millions of Americans that are lactose intolerance, how can you make sure that you get enough vitamin D and calcium in your diet needed to build strong bones and help ward off osteoporosis later in life. Lactose intolerance is the inability to ...

It's a well-known fact that older women need calcium and vitamin D to fight bone loss. But it's also important that younger, active women get calcium and vitamin D to prevent stress fractures. A recent study looked at more than 5,000 female U.S. Navy ...