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What to take for bone health

Graded by the strength of the evidence — strongest first. Nothing here is sold to you.

Vitamin Dgrade B— supports bone density and reduces fracture risk with calcium, mainly in deficiency
Calciumgrade B— modestly reduces fracture risk when combined with vitamin D, mainly in deficient/institutionalized populations
Creatinegrade C— Favorable effects on bone in post-menopausal females when creatine is combined with resistance training.
Magnesiumgrade C— Systematic review in older adults: higher magnesium status/intake is associated with greater bone mineral density and, in some studies, lower fracture risk. Evidence is largely observational, so the association does not establish that supplementation prevents fractures.