What Foods to Eat at What Age

I thought this was so funny. Not only are we all striving to make sure we eat the right foods, but now Health.com comes says that we should eat according to our age.

Although it does make sense as our bodies change, it's just somehow odd to face the reality of assigning ourselves an age. I still think I'm 21.

So here are some excerpts from that list:

20s
The focus here is on building bone mass. Women need 1000 mg of calcium daily.

Food choices:
-1 cup plain nonfat yogurt (452mg)
-1 cup calcium-fortified soy milk (368mg)
-1 orange juice (267mg--347mg)
-1 cup fat-free milk (306mg
-1 ounce cheddar cheese (205mg)

30s
Seems concentrating on your heart is key. Requirement of omega-3 fatty acids 0.5g to 1g a day is necessary.

Food choices:
-3 ounces salmon (1g--2g)
-3 ounces flounder (0.5g)
-3 ounces halibut (0.5g--1 g)
-3 ounces shrimp (0.30g)
-3 ounces canned light tuna (0.20g--0.25g)

40s
Watching blood pressure is essential. (Can't have something to do with the fact that most of us are dealing with teenager children at this age, can it?)

Potassium can lower BP levels and can help lessen bone loss.
Daily requirement is 4,700mg.

Food Sources:
-1 medium sweet potato (694mg)
-1 medium potato (610mg)
-1 medium banana (422mg)
-3 ounces pork tenderloin (382mg)
-1 cup fat-free milk (382mg)
-1/2 cup cooked lentils (365mg)

50s
This is the age we should start trying to fend off disease, according to Health.com. (I would counter that preventative methods of eating right, exercising and reducing stress beginning in your 20s is the best way to fend off disease.)

Vitamin D is the key to healthy cells and has been shown to lower the risk of cancer. Daily requirement is 400IU.

Food Sources:
-3 ounces canned light tuna (154IU
-1 cup D-fortified milk or juice (100IU
-1 egg (25IU)
-Most basic multivitamins contain 400IU -- or take a D supplement of 1,000IU a day

And here is an odd twist to the article, it doesn't have any information about the 60s or 70s. Not sure what they are trying to say.. or maybe they are just gearing the articles to their readers.