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Vegetarianism and bone health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2013

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In a nutshell

Several factors in vegetarian diet could potentially work against bone density and growth, whilst several others could favour it.

In practice, the main risk for bone density loss is seen in the stricter animal-free (vegan) diets. For such people, calcium/vitamin D and possibly vitamin B12 supplementation might be appropriate, particularly in children, lactating mothers and post-menopausal women.

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Arbor Clinical Nutrition Updates , Volume 282 , September 2007 , pp. 1 - 3
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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