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To evaluate the Bone Mineral Density [BMD] and diet of teachers of a Govt. College of Home Economics in Lahore. It was survey research. Purposive sampling technique was adopted for the selection of 50 teachers from Govt. College of Home Economics of age group 30 - 60 years. About 46% of the subjects had BMD ratio in between -2.58 to -4.0 [Osteoporotic category]. The root cause of low BMD ratio was not really age related but in majority of the sample it was due to sedentary life style and lack of awareness about the importance of exercise in relation to bone health. The total mineral and vitamin intake required for bone health [calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and vitamin D] was below the recommended, among majority of the sample
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Sixty three samples of six brands of commercially available breads and different bakery breads sold in Rawalpindi and Islamabad were analyzed for their content of protein. The samples consisted of plain bread and milk bread. It was found that commercially available breads had higher content of proteins except in one brand where milk protein had a lower protein content as compared to the plain bread. Bakery prepared breads had wide fluctuations in their protein content