Just as there are specific vitamins for men, there too are essential vitamins for women . This is because women’s needs are different from those of men, and the differences increase as they age. As they advance along in years, women would be more concerned about the health of their bones, breast, and skin.

As women age their bones become brittle possibly due to lack of exercise and insufficiency of calcium and Vitamin D in the diet. It could be that they are not getting enough sun, too. Women who are in the middle age have many other priorities that they seem to take for granted the need to exercise, and the need to have the right nourishment. All these contribute to the development of osteoporosis, a condition wherein there is significant loss of calcium, and subsequently, bone mass. To prevent this, one needs to consume the recommended amounts of calcium and Vitamin D daily.

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