Boron
What it means
Boron is a trace mineral that helps your body retain calcium and magnesium, two nutrients your bones need.
Retaining calcium and magnesium efficiently supports the nutrient supply your bones rely on for upkeep.
Boron is a trace mineral that works behind the scenes to help your body hold onto two nutrients your bones depend on: calcium and magnesium. Rather than building bone directly, it supports the system that keeps those minerals available for the ongoing work of bone maintenance.
It's one of several supporting players alongside vitamin K2, magnesium, zinc, copper, and vitamin C, each with a specific job in keeping bone tissue healthy. None of these work in isolation — they support the broader process of maintaining bone density as part of a balanced diet.
How sure is this?
Graded Strong Clinical Evidence: Supported by multiple well-designed clinical studies in humans. Read each study with its grade in mind. One study is a piece of the picture, not the whole of it.
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Related words
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Zinc is a mineral that helps the cells which build new bone, osteoblasts, use the enzymes they need to do their job.
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Vitamin C is a nutrient your body needs to make collagen, the flexible protein framework that gives bone its toughness.
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