Nutrition Atlas⌘ K

body system

Bone

Bone tissue is continuously built and remodeled.

About Bone

Vitamin D supports normal bone mineralization by helping maintain calcium and phosphate availability. This is a physiological role, not a promise that supplementation prevents fractures for everyone.

Where does vitamin D come from—and where does it go?

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  • Vitamin D
    Vitamin D supports mineralisation in Bone

    Vitamin D helps maintain the calcium and phosphate concentrations needed for normal bone mineralization and remodeling.

  • Magnesium
    Magnesium supports function of Bone

    Magnesium contributes to bone structure and to processes involved in bone metabolism.

  • Manganese
    Manganese supports formation of Bone

    Manganese-dependent enzymes participate in bone and connective-tissue formation.

  • Vitamin K
    Vitamin K supports protein activation in Bone

    Vitamin K activates proteins involved in bone metabolism through gamma-carboxylation.

  • Calcium
    Calcium forms mineral in Bone

    Calcium phosphate mineral provides much of the structural material in bone.

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  • Phosphorus
    Phosphorus forms mineral with calcium in Bone

    Phosphate combines with calcium in the mineral phase of bone and teeth.

  • Fluoride
    Fluoride is incorporated into mineralised tissue in Bone

    Fluoride can be incorporated into mineralised tissue and helps tooth enamel resist acid dissolution.

References

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  1. NIH Office of Dietary SupplementsVitamin D: Fact Sheet for Health ProfessionalsChecked 2026-09-05
  2. European Food Safety AuthorityVitamin D: EFSA sets dietary reference valuesChecked 2026-09-04
  3. NIH Office of Dietary SupplementsMagnesium: Fact Sheet for Health ProfessionalsChecked 2026-09-04
  4. NIH Office of Dietary SupplementsManganese: Fact Sheet for Health ProfessionalsChecked 2026-09-05
  5. NIH Office of Dietary SupplementsVitamin K: Fact Sheet for Health ProfessionalsChecked 2026-09-05
  6. NIH Office of Dietary SupplementsCalcium: Fact Sheet for Health ProfessionalsChecked 2026-09-04
  7. NIH Office of Dietary SupplementsPhosphorus: Fact Sheet for Health ProfessionalsChecked 2026-09-05
  8. NIH Office of Dietary SupplementsFluoride: Fact Sheet for Health ProfessionalsChecked 2026-09-05