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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.
The average older adult in the United States takes five prescription drugs per day. Half of these drugs contain a sedative. Alcohol should therefore be avoided by most senior citizens because of the dangerous interactions between alcohol and sedatives.