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Question
Answer the following question in your words.
What should you do to keep your bones strong and healthy?
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Solution
The following things should be done in order to keep our bones healthy and strong:
- Have calcium-rich foods like milk and yogurt as calcium is an important component of bones.
- We need to take enough vitamin D as it helps in the absorption of calcium present in foods.
- Some other important nutrients, like potassium, vitamin K and magnesium also help the body absorb and use calcium.
- Daily exercise is required to keep our bones in a state of good health.
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