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Next time you whip up a nice casserole or prepare a new supply of soup stock, add a dash or two of vinegar to the works. It could help make your bones stronger. Research by scientists at Japan's Ebetsu University suggests vinegar increases the extraction of calcium -- vital for healthy bones -- from food. The researchers say feeding laboratory animals on a diet containing 1.6 percent Read more...

Next time you whip up a casserole or prepare soup, add a dash or two of vinegar. It could help strengthen your bones, researchers say. University scientists in Ebetsu, Japan, suggest vinegar increases the extraction of calcium from food. Calcium, in turn, plays a vital role in building healthy bones. The researchers say they found feeding laboratory animals a diet containing 1.6 percent Read more...

By Kyle Roderick ThirdAge Staff As you may already know, ThirdAge adults should consume about 1,500 milligrams a day of calcium.  The reality is, however, that the average American consumes less than 800 milligrams a day -- less than the recommended daily intake for a child age 4 to 8. One of the best ways to increase the absorption of calcium is to take supplements with meals and in Read more...