Figure 2.
Ideal food pyramid for patients with osteopenia/osteoporosis. “+”, one green pennant, means that osteopenia/osteoporosis subjects need some personalized supplementation (if daily requirements cannot be satisfied through diet, calcium, vitamin D, boron, omega 3, and isoflavones supplementation could be an effective strategy with a great benefit/cost ra-tio); “-”, one red pennant, means that there are some foods that are banned (salt, sugar, and in-organic phosphate additives). Finally, three to four/times/week, 30–40 min of aerobic and resistance exercises must be performed.