I work with an all girls amateur hockey team. They think at 11 and 12 they are invincible, just like we did at their age. They are healthy. But what about prevention to injury and illness/disease? With hockey being an extremely physical sport, it is necessary to do everyting possible to be healthy and have a strong body.
According to Dr. Stephen Chaney, there was a study conducted at the Great Lakes Naval Station near Chicago, IL
The women, ages 17 to 35, were divided into two groups with one group receiving daily supplements containing 2,000 mg of calcium and 800 IU of vitamin D, and the other group receiving placebo pills.
The scientists in charge of the study said "What really surprised us is that calcium/vitamin D supplements made a significant difference in such a short period of time. Frankly, we were not sure we would see any statistically significant results in only eight weeks."
For example, the study may also have implications for nonmilitary athletic populations, such as high school track and field athletes, in whom stress fractures also occur frequently.
The lead investigator concluded: "It appears that supplementation with calcium and vitamin D provides a health-promoting, easy and inexpensive intervention that does not interfere with training goals."
So are you too young for supplementation? I don't think so! Dr. Stephen Chaney.
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