India, Oct. 29 -- Staying indoors for days is not just harmful to mental and metabolic health; according to orthopaedic surgeon Dr Sumit Badhwar, it is troubling for bone health as well.

"Bones are living tissue that respond to sunlight, movement and nutrition, and a day spent at a desk, in a car and in an air-conditioned room takes away all three at once," he told HT Lifestyle.

The surgeon pointed out that it is not a problem limited to the elderly, but something that is affecting people in their 20s and 30s as well. He went on to explain how, which is presented as follows.

The most direct link between staying indoors and worsening bone health is the disruption of vitamin D production. Dr Badhwar shared that the skin produces vitamin ...