This Dangerous Diet Means More Broken Bones

Make no bones about it… Being a vegetarian won’t do your health any favors, no matter what you hear in the media and from so-called “nutrition experts.” I’ve been warning my patients about this for years. Despite all the hype about plant-based meals being better for you, eliminating animal protein is not a healthy option – especially as you age. A recent study of more than 26,000 women between the ages of 35 and 69 found that vegetarians had a 33% higher risk of hip fracture compared with meat eaters.1 The study, published in BMC Medicine, looked at four groups that consisted of “occasional” meat eaters, fish but not meat eaters, vegetarians, and meat eaters who ate meat at least five times a week. The researchers reported that vegetarians were the only group with an elevated risk of hip fractures. And while the study focuses on women, strict vegetarianism is just as likely to be unhealthy for men’s bones. The reason is obvious… Compared with diets that regularly contain red meat and other animal products like butter and eggs, vegetarian diets are lower in key nutrients linked with bone and muscle health. Deficiencies of nutrients like protein, calcium, vitamins D and B12, and omega-3 fatty acids – all of which are abundant in red meat – have long been associated with hip fractures.2,3,4 Doctors and dieticians often recommend a vegetarian diet because they don’t understand the difference between industrial feedlot animals and free-range, grass-...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Tags: Nutrition Source Type: news