Include plenty of calcium in your diet, particularly if you’re going through puberty. Good sources include dairy products such as milk, cheese and yoghurt, almonds, seeds, peas, broccoli, kale, canned sardines or salmon with bones, and soy products. You can also take a supplement.
And don’t forget your vitamin D levels – your body needs this to absorb calcium. Sunlight boosts the body’s production of vitamin D and you’ll find other sources in oily fish, such as tuna and sardines, egg yolks and fortified products such as milk, fat spreads and some breakfast cereals. You can also take a supplement.
Get moving – your bones need to be under stress to get stronger so weight-bearing exercises such as walking, jogging, tennis and climbing stairs can help. Start young and get…
