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Vegetarian women are more likely to suffer a hip fracture than meat-eating women
hindustantimes.com ^ | Aug 12, 2022

Posted on 08/12/2022 6:53:08 PM PDT by BenLurkin

According to research of over 26,000 middle-aged UK women, vegetarians have a 33% higher risk of hip fracture than habitual meat eaters. University of Leeds research, published today on August 11th in the journal BMC Medicine, investigated the risk of hip fracture in occasional meat-eaters; pescatarians, people who eat fish but not meat; and vegetarians compared to regular meat-eaters.

Among 26,318 women, 822 hip fracture cases were observed over roughly 20 years - that represented just over 3% of the sample population. After adjustment for factors such as smoking and age, vegetarians were the only diet group with an elevated risk of hip fracture.

This study is one of very few studies to compare risk of hip fracture in vegetarians and meat-eaters where the occurrence of hip fracture was confirmed from hospital records.

Vegetarian diets have gained popularity in recent years, with a 2021 YouGov survey putting the size of the UK vegetarian population at roughly 5-7%. It is often perceived as a healthier dietary option, with previous evidence that shows a vegetarian diet can reduce the risks of several chronic diseases, including diabetes, heart disease, and cancer compared to omnivorous diets.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: hipfracture; vegetarian
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To: Paal Gulli
We were born to be meat-eaters.

The WEF is well aware of it - that's why they want us to eat bugs, so we become too stupid to threaten their rule.

21 posted on 08/13/2022 8:02:58 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Vaduz

If meat-eating is so bad why isn’t there sick lions and tigers.
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Or Cougars?


22 posted on 08/13/2022 10:48:35 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (My /s is more true than your /science (or you might mean /seance))
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To: Scrambler Bob

Yep


23 posted on 08/13/2022 1:46:58 PM PDT by Vaduz ( )
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