Active Low-Carber Forums - View Single Post - Vegans 40% more likely to suffer a bone fracture

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This week, research was published suggesting that vegans are at almost twice the risk of broken bones as meat-eaters. As yet, it’s unclear whether that’s because vegan diets tend to lack calcium and protein, or due to the fact that vegans tend to be thinner and have less padding to break their fall. The long-term study also began in 1993, when vegan products were less available and unfortified – now, an entire industry is dedicated to adding supplements to animal-free products and the average vegan has a full supermarket aisle, rather than a dusty Tupperware stack, to choose from.

Yep, lots of confounders. The science of diet is H.A.R.D! So many variables and the time scales are like aeons - that shouldn't keep us from trying, just keep us from drawing definitive conclusions too quickly