Women who are vegetarian are more likely to experience hip fractures later in their lives than those who eat meat regularly, according to a new study published in BMC Medicine.
Vegetarians may not consume sufficient nutrients for proper bone and muscle health, which could increase their risks for falls and fractures, the researchers concluded.
Webster and colleagues analyzed health and diet records for more than 26,000 women between ages 35-69 in the UK Women’s Cohort Study, who were classified as regular meat-eaters, occasional meat-eaters, pescatarians or vegetarians. Webster and colleagues suspect that vegetarians are more likely to be underweight than meat eaters, the newspaper reported, and they may have less fat, weaker bones and weaker muscles that would otherwise protect them during falls.
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