1.   A recent consensus conference on osteoporosis at the National Institutes of Health has elevated the importance of building peak bone mass to the level of preventing bone loss.

2.   A. Remember how your mother made you drink milk every day because the calcium helped build strong bones?

3.   Conversely, people who consumed large amounts of calcium but were sedentary did not build bone.

4.   Engage in weight-bearing exercise, such as walking or lifting weights, which helps build bones.

5.   How much exercise does it take to build strong bones?

6.   Low-fat milk, yogurt and cheeses are good sources of calcium, which helps build bones and prevent osteoporosis, the brittle-bone disease.

7.   Next fall, the foundation plans to put a program in public and private schools around the state educating children about how to build healthy bones.

8.   Non-impact exercise, such as walking, does not build stronger bones but may be valuable in improving balance and preventing falls.

9.   Other nutrients, including vitamin D, magnesium, phosphorus and zinc, help build bones.

10.   Steroids stimulate the action of osteoclasts, cells that break down bone, and inhibit the action of osteoblasts, cells that build new bone.