Best Bones Forever! is a national bone health campaign that encourages girls ages 9–14 to adopt healthy habits for bone growth and osteoporosis prevention. The campaign was created in 2009 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women’s Health (OWH). The campaign uses popular language, bright colors and images, and energetic messages to express a focus on fun and friendship. Best Bones Forever! aims to improve girls' bone health behaviors, which include eating foods with calcium and vitamin D and participating in regular physical activity.
The campaign's symbol is the "eskullmation point."
By the end of high school, girls develop up to 90% of their bone mass.[1] This campaign encourages that girls aged from 9 to 18 build strong, healthy bones that will retain these qualities for life.[2] Foods high in calcium and vitamin D, combined with 60 minutes of daily bone-strengthening activity, will help lower girls' risk of developing fractures or osteoporosis later in life.
Bone Healthy Foodsedit
Calcium: Girls between the ages of 9-18 need 1,300 milligrams (mg) of calcium every day. One serving of low-fat or fat-free milk (1 cup) has about 300 mg. Other foods with calcium include calcium-fortified orange juice (500mg), low-fat or fat-free yogurt (up to 450 mg), cheese, fortified cereals, broccoli, and almonds.
Vitamin D: In addition to calcium, adolescents need 600 international units (IU) of vitamin D a day. The body needs vitamin D in order to absorb calcium.[3]
Check labels: Reading the Nutrition Facts Panel (otherwise known as the food label) on a package reveals the nutritional content and value of a food.
Adding Up the Calcium: Nutrition Facts labels don't show how many milligrams of calcium are in a food item. Instead, they show the amount of calcium in a food as a percentage of the Daily Value (written as %Daily Value or %DV). To figure out milligrams on a food label, look at % Daily Value for calcium, and then add 0 to the end of that number. For example, girls need 130% DV for calcium every day. 130% Daily Value is the same amount as 1,300 milligrams of calcium. Note: This calculation works only for calcium, not for other nutrients on the food label.[4]
Calcium Calculator: The Best Bones Forever! website offers a calcium calculator to help girls understand and increase their daily calcium intake.[5]
Physical Activityedit
The campaign argues that girls between the ages of 9-18 need 60 minutes of physical activity a day, including bone-strengthening activities at least three times a week such as running, jumping, hiking, playing soccer, and dancing.[6]
The campaign notes that activity levels decrease as girls enter their teenage years.[7] Therefore, they allege that encouraging girls to adopt physical activity as a lifelong habit or lifestyle may help them remain active throughout life.[8]
Campaign Highlightsedit
The Let's Dance Contest: In 2011, to encourage girls to get active, Best Bones Forever! teamed up with teen recording pop group Savvy to launch a national dance contest for girls between the ages of 9 and 18. To enter, girls were required to choreograph a 70-second dance to one of Savvy's songs, and upload it to the contest website. Submissions were judged based on creativity, how well they represented Best Bones Forever!, how well they moved all the bones in their bodies, and for how well they worked as a team. Weekly prizes were awarded, and the grand prize was a trip to Los Angeles to appear in a Savvy music video.[9]
Best Bones Forever! went to the White House: In 2011, the Best Bones Forever! team taught First Lady Michelle Obama how to do "the BBF," a dance choreographed by Best Bones Forever!. Representatives from Hager Sharp and OWH led a dance demonstration on the South Lawn of the White House. The President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition event was hosted by the First Lady to announce three new Let’s Move! initiatives to promote physical fitness among military families.[10]Best Bones Forever! led the First Lady, Olympic Gymnast Dominique Dawes, fitness expert Donna Richardson Joyner, and event participants in a line dance that got their heart rates up and their bones moving. Event participants went home with free bone-health materials that included campaign journals, magnets, and playing cards.[citation needed]
Atlanta Dance Contest & Weekend Jam: The Best Bones Forever! Weekend Jam was a weekend-long event for girls in 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia. The event began with a dance competition featuring finalists from the Best Bones Forever! Atlanta Dance Contest, performances by Atlanta-based hip hop group Swagger Crew, and appearances from members of the Atlanta Dream Shooting Stars and Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix. The winning team was dubbed Best Dancers Ever! and went home with prizes such as Wiis and Just Dance 2 games.[citation needed]
^“Kids and Their Bones: A Parent’s Guide.” Retrieved August 16, 2011.
^“Kids and Their Bones: A Parent’s Guide.” Retrieved August 16, 2011.
^“Calcium and Vitamin D: Important at Every Age.” Retrieved August 16, 2011.
^“Foolin' Around with Food Labels.” August 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 18, 2011.
^“Calcium Calculator.” August 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 18, 2011.
^“How Much Physical Activity Do You Need?” August 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 18, 2011.
^“Powerful Girls Need Physical Activity.” August 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 18, 2011.
^“Powerful Girls Need Physical Activity.” August 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 18, 2011.
^“Best Bones Forever! Let's Dance Contest” August 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 19, 2011.
^“Best Bones Forever! At the White House! 2011” March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 19, 2011.
^“Partners - Best Bones Forever! Parents” August 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 19, 2011.
External linksedit
Official website
Official website for Parents
NIAMS: Juvenile Bone Health
American Bone Health
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view April 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral Please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources December 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Best Bones Forever is a national bone health campaign that encourages girls ages 9 14 to adopt healthy habits for bone growth and osteoporosis prevention The campaign was created in 2009 by the U S Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women s Health OWH The campaign uses popular language bright colors and images and energetic messages to express a focus on fun and friendship Best Bones Forever aims to improve girls bone health behaviors which include eating foods with calcium and vitamin D and participating in regular physical activity The campaign s symbol is the eskullmation point Contents 1 Bone Health 1 1 Bone Healthy Foods 1 2 Physical Activity 2 Campaign Highlights 3 Partners 4 Media Presence 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBone Health editBy the end of high school girls develop up to 90 of their bone mass 1 This campaign encourages that girls aged from 9 to 18 build strong healthy bones that will retain these qualities for life 2 Foods high in calcium and vitamin D combined with 60 minutes of daily bone strengthening activity will help lower girls risk of developing fractures or osteoporosis later in life Bone Healthy Foods edit Calcium Girls between the ages of 9 18 need 1 300 milligrams mg of calcium every day One serving of low fat or fat free milk 1 cup has about 300 mg Other foods with calcium include calcium fortified orange juice 500mg low fat or fat free yogurt up to 450 mg cheese fortified cereals broccoli and almonds Vitamin D In addition to calcium adolescents need 600 international units IU of vitamin D a day The body needs vitamin D in order to absorb calcium 3 Check labels Reading the Nutrition Facts Panel otherwise known as the food label on a package reveals the nutritional content and value of a food Adding Up the Calcium Nutrition Facts labels don t show how many milligrams of calcium are in a food item Instead they show the amount of calcium in a food as a percentage of the Daily Value written as Daily Value or DV To figure out milligrams on a food label look at Daily Value for calcium and then add 0 to the end of that number For example girls need 130 DV for calcium every day 130 Daily Value is the same amount as 1 300 milligrams of calcium Note This calculation works only for calcium not for other nutrients on the food label 4 Calcium Calculator The Best Bones Forever website offers a calcium calculator to help girls understand and increase their daily calcium intake 5 Physical Activity edit The campaign argues that girls between the ages of 9 18 need 60 minutes of physical activity a day including bone strengthening activities at least three times a week such as running jumping hiking playing soccer and dancing 6 The campaign notes that activity levels decrease as girls enter their teenage years 7 Therefore they allege that encouraging girls to adopt physical activity as a lifelong habit or lifestyle may help them remain active throughout life 8 Campaign Highlights editThe Let s Dance Contest In 2011 to encourage girls to get active Best Bones Forever teamed up with teen recording pop group Savvy to launch a national dance contest for girls between the ages of 9 and 18 To enter girls were required to choreograph a 70 second dance to one of Savvy s songs and upload it to the contest website Submissions were judged based on creativity how well they represented Best Bones Forever how well they moved all the bones in their bodies and for how well they worked as a team Weekly prizes were awarded and the grand prize was a trip to Los Angeles to appear in a Savvy music video 9 Best Bones Forever went to the White House In 2011 the Best Bones Forever team taught First Lady Michelle Obama how to do the BBF a dance choreographed by Best Bones Forever Representatives from Hager Sharp and OWH led a dance demonstration on the South Lawn of the White House The President s Council on Fitness Sports amp Nutrition event was hosted by the First Lady to announce three new Let s Move initiatives to promote physical fitness among military families 10 Best Bones Forever led the First Lady Olympic Gymnast Dominique Dawes fitness expert Donna Richardson Joyner and event participants in a line dance that got their heart rates up and their bones moving Event participants went home with free bone health materials that included campaign journals magnets and playing cards citation needed Atlanta Dance Contest amp Weekend Jam The Best Bones Forever Weekend Jam was a weekend long event for girls in 2010 in Atlanta Georgia The event began with a dance competition featuring finalists from the Best Bones Forever Atlanta Dance Contest performances by Atlanta based hip hop group Swagger Crew and appearances from members of the Atlanta Dream Shooting Stars and Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix The winning team was dubbed Best Dancers Ever and went home with prizes such as Wiis and Just Dance 2 games citation needed Partners editBest Bones Forever has more than 60 partners 11 including National Osteoporosis Foundation Girl Scouts of the USA Girls Inc AllyKatzz com Pink Locker Society Savvy President s Council on Fitness Sports amp Nutrition American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance National Association of School Nurses Women s Sports Foundation Media Presence editTeen Vogue AllyKatzz Pink Locker Society BOP and Tiger Beat PBS Kids It s My Life Sports Girls Play KidzworldSee also editBone density OsteoporosisReferences edit Kids and Their Bones A Parent s Guide Retrieved August 16 2011 Kids and Their Bones A Parent s Guide Retrieved August 16 2011 Calcium and Vitamin D Important at Every Age Retrieved August 16 2011 Foolin Around with Food Labels Archived August 18 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 18 2011 Calcium Calculator Archived August 19 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 18 2011 How Much Physical Activity Do You Need Archived August 18 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 18 2011 Powerful Girls Need Physical Activity Archived August 19 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 18 2011 Powerful Girls Need Physical Activity Archived August 19 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 18 2011 Best Bones Forever Let s Dance Contest Archived August 12 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 19 2011 Best Bones Forever At the White House 2011 Archived March 27 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 19 2011 Partners Best Bones Forever Parents Archived August 21 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 19 2011 External links editOfficial website Official website for Parents NIAMS Juvenile Bone Health American Bone Health Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Best Bones Forever amp oldid 1211079367, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
