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Vegans are more likely to suffer fractured bones than people who have meat and fish in their diet, according to new research.
A study based on data from nearly 55,000 people - of which nearly 2,000 were vegans - found that those who were not meat eaters were 43% more likely to suffer any type of broken bone.
The participants in the EPIC-Oxford study were followed for 18 years on average.
The results showed 3,941 fractures occurred in total, and the biggest difference was found in hip fractures, where the risk in vegans was 2.3 times higher than in people who ate meat.
The study has been published in BMC Medicine and lead author Dr Tammy Tong, a nutritional epidemiologist at the Nuffield Department of Population Health, said: "We found that vegans had a higher risk of total fractures which resulted in close to 20 more cases per 1,000 people over a 10-year period compared to people who ate meat."
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A study based on data from nearly 55,000 people - of which nearly 2,000 were vegans - found that those who were not meat eaters were 43% more likely to suffer any type of broken bone.
The participants in the EPIC-Oxford study were followed for 18 years on average.
The results showed 3,941 fractures occurred in total, and the biggest difference was found in hip fractures, where the risk in vegans was 2.3 times higher than in people who ate meat.
The study has been published in BMC Medicine and lead author Dr Tammy Tong, a nutritional epidemiologist at the Nuffield Department of Population Health, said: "We found that vegans had a higher risk of total fractures which resulted in close to 20 more cases per 1,000 people over a 10-year period compared to people who ate meat."
Vegans more likely to break bones than meat eaters, study finds
The biggest difference was found in hip fractures, where the risk for vegans was 2.3 times higher.
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