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D. Estherlydia ¹, Sheila John ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Home Science, Women's Christian College, Chennai - 600006, IN

Abstract

The strength of adult bone reflects factors that regulate bone quality (architecture) and density (bone mass or quantity of calcium deposited/unit of bone) acquired during childhood and adolescence. Near-maximal or peak bone mass of the vertebrae and femurs is achieved at the completion of pubertal development. Because inexorable loss of bone mass begins in mid-adulthood in normal people, the magnitude of peak bone mass determines individual risk of later development of osteopenia and osteoporosis-disorders of compromised bone strength that lead to bone fragility and increased fracture risk.

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D. Estherlydia ¹, Sheila John ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Home Science, Women's Christian College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN

Abstract

Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every Individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contibution to her or his community. Adolescence is a developmental phase during which several of the mental health disorders of adulthood appear. Intake of sugar-sweetened beverages has been implicated as a likely contributing factor to the growing non-communicable disease rates including mental disorders among children and adolescents because sugared beverages represent a significant source of calorie consumption in this population.

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