The Science
of Teens

Picture a big round tray of injera with stews spread across the top, everyone tearing off pieces by hand. For many of us in the Eritrean and Ethiopian community, it’s more than dinner. It’s home. So here’s a question I keep coming back to: when East African families move to places like Norway, Sweden, or Minnesota, does that traditional diet help protect their bones, or is there something injera just can’t give us? Start with vitamin D, which helps your body absorb calcium, t