Studies have found that a high vitamin K intake helps prevent hip fractures. Milk is fortified with it, and multivitamins contain it. As important as calcium for bone formation, this mineral is plentiful in green vegetables, legumes, and nuts. This mineral, plentiful in fruits and vegetables and other sources, helps bones retain calcium. You get zinc from meats, seafood, and liver.
Copper is found in nuts, shellfish, beans, and chocolate.
Whole grains, nuts, berries, beans, shellfish, and tea are good sources of manganese. Finally, the trace mineral boron, found in dairy products and legumes, is thought to be important for strong bones, though there's still much to be learned about it.