I was trying to find some information on what types of foods individuals with OI should eat and what foods they should avoid, and I came across this very insightful website that addressed some things that I have not even thought about. The website that I found the following information on can be located at http://www.oif.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Nutrition
I found out about how individuals with OI should maintain healthy weight through a good diet and exercise. I find that this could be a very challenging task for individuals that suffer from OI because with their bones being as fragile as they are it would be very difficult for them to exercise like someone who does not suffer from OI. Exercising or even yoga requires a lot of body movement and and bending and if someone is not careful this activity could be the result of a broken bone. Even a lot of exercise can become very dangerous for an individual that suffers from OI because too much weigh on their bones could cause to other health related issues other than those that are associated with OI.
There was other useful information that could be found on this website but I wanted to give you all the opportunity to see the information for yourselves. Until next time...
Rebecca,
ReplyDeleteOnce again another question I probably wouldn't have thought of. I didn't realize that children with OI had diet restrictions. The exercise makes sense to me because their bones are so frail, but then after doing further reading these children can do a lot of normal exercises than I would have expected. So I think I was surprised in both parts. That they had to watch what they ate, and they also have to be very careful exercising, but can still do it. I found this website that gives a little bit more information about children with OI and physical activity. http://bones.emedtv.com/osteogenesis-imperfecta/exercise-and-osteogenesis-imperfecta.html hope this helps!