Following a meat and dairy-free vegan diet can weaken your bones and increase your risk of painful fractures, a study has warned. 'However, a vegan diet was found to be associated with lower bone mineral density, which is associated with higher fracture risk, compared to omnivores.' the researchers led by BfR food safety expert Juliane Menzel took ultrasound measurements of …
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Compared with people who ate meat, vegans with lower calcium and protein intakes had a 43 per cent higher risk of fractures anywhere in the body, researchers have warned. "We found that vegans had a higher risk of total fractures which resulted in close to 20 more cases per 1000 people over a 10-year period compared to people who ate …
