Your bones support you, so you need to support them in return. But while calcium and vitamin D usually get all the credit for bone health, another essential mineral — phosphorus — tends to get left ...

Vitamin D plays a major role in the regulation of calcium and phosphorus absorption. A deficiency increases the risk of muscle loss by 78%, according to researchers at Brazil’s Federal University of ...

When most of us think about getting enough vitamins and minerals, we usually think of the ones that get the most attention like vitamins A, C and D and minerals like magnesium, calcium, iron and zinc.