DIETS which cut out dairy food could be a "ticking time bomb" for young people's bone health, warns the National Osteoporosis Society in the UK, the BBC reported.
Some eating fads put people's health at risk, the Society said explaining that cutting out dairy can be healthy "if enough calcium is consumed from other sources, such as nuts, seeds and fish".
University of Surrey head of nutritional sciences Professor Susan Lanham-New said, "Diet in early adulthood is so important because by the time we get into our late 20s it is too late to reverse the damage caused by poor diet and nutrient deficiencies and the opportunity to build strong bones has passed."
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