Cheese-making, bone health focus of Delta workshop

Cheese-making, bone health focus of Delta workshop

Participants in a Delta Junction workshop will learn to make fresh, dairy-based cheese and other recipes to support lifelong bone health.

Sarah Lewis, professor with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the workshop.

Calcium helps build bone, which can help many men and women who experience a decrease in bone density as they age, Lewis said. By age 50, 30% of men and 50% of women will experience the early bone loss of osteopenia.

While people often rely on dairy products to fill this need, Lewis will also discuss nondairy foods that offer calcium and other nutrients important for bone health. She will also cover fitness strategies to maintain and increase bone health.

The class is from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, at the Delta High School Home Economics Classroom, 1664 N. Clearwater Ave., Delta Junction. The cost is $10.

To register, contact Chris Lyon at [email protected] or call 907-895-4605.

For more information about the class, contact Eve Karczmarczyk at [email protected]or call 907-895-4215.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at [email protected] or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to [email protected].

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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