Categorisation of diets is complex. The diets under study are described in each of the reports.S2L wrote: ↑13 Feb 2022, 11:14amAlso, vegetarians should not be mixed with Vegan, they do consume dairy, allegedly the most readily available source of calcium.Jdsk wrote: ↑13 Feb 2022, 10:19amAnyone considering this type of diet should be aware of the possible effects on bone mineral density and fractures. And take countermeasures.S2L wrote: ↑13 Feb 2022, 9:53amHave you thought of trying a plant based diet? Pretty much everyone who abandons meat and dairy see their cholesterol drop like a stone within weeks. There is no real drawback, despite the scaremongering stories about iron and B12 deficiency. In reality it's very rare to have any deficiency, if you include many food groups in your diet (veg, fruit, pulses, grains, nuts...)...
But of course everyone should take countermeasures.
"Vegetarian and vegan diets and risks of total and site-specific fractures: results from the prospective EPIC-Oxford study"
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33222682/
"Dietary patterns and hip fracture in the Adventist Health Study 2: combined vitamin D and calcium supplementation mitigate increased hip fracture risk among vegans"
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-a ... 95/6272600
Jonathan