Originally Posted by trailwarrior

Being new to the group I don't know if anyone else here has preached on the importance of calcium, but I have become a believer. Besides, men typically begin losing 1% of their bone mass each year beginning at the age of 50. So even though I may run 50mi/wk and look 30-something, I have the bone density of 70-something. And I am afraid that some of these broken bones may be giving me arthritic problems in the future.