Want healthy bones? Eat these foods!

Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: It is very important to keep our bones strong and healthy as it provide support for our bodies. Though there are many ways to keep them healthy like exercising regularly and eating proper, but eating a healthy diet can help you maintain good bone health, thereby preventing or slowing the progression of osteoporosis - the brittle bone disease.

Here are some foods that keeps your bone healthy:

Green leafy vegetables

One should eat dark green leafy vegetables like spinach and broccoli as they contain rich amount of calcium and vitamin D. Also, collards and turnip greens contain a lot of calcium.

Salmon

Being a rich source of Vitamin D and calcium, salmon can do wonders in building your bone mass.

Yogurt

Yogurt is one of the healthy foods for bones and has comparatively more calcium than milk.

Eggs

Eggs contains good amount of Vitamin D that helps in improving the bone health.

Milk

Milk is the best food for bones as it is loaded with calcium and vitamins which make our bones strong and healthy.