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A comment on Vegetarian and vegan diets and risks of total and site-specific fractures.

Re:Vegetarian and vegan diets and risks of total and site-sp... by rfdonnelly on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @08:56PM (#25205172)
One take on this study: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyGZW8Ml9l0

A few points:

* It is a legitimate unbiased study

* Need to consider the database used. It follows people starting in the 90s. A lot has changed with respect to vegan diets since then.

* Consuming sufficient calcium shows no additional risk in fractures

* More body weight (e.g. overweight) makes bones stronger which reduces risk of fractures

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Re:Vegetarian and vegan diets and risks of total and site-sp... by copperx on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @12:49AM (#25206336)
Probably one can simulate overweight by doing weight training?
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Re:Vegetarian and vegan diets and risks of total and site-sp... by throwaway189262 on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @02:35AM (#25206789)
Yes. There's even evidence that doing weight training when you're a young adult increases bone strength permanently
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