The type and type of food we eat depend on several factors. All these are related to personal likes and dislikes. Some are vegetarians, some are non-veg. Many again believe in the combination of these two. However, a study has come up with this which was unknown to many of us. People who eat 100% vegetarian food have more bone problems and are more likely to break bones.
The study was conducted jointly by the University of Oxford and the University of Bristol. For this, they surveyed about 55,000 people. Without going into the depths of the study, it is easy to see that those who only eat vegetarian food are deficient in many things. As a result, their bones become brittle. However, in this case, long observation is required.
For 18 long years, therefore, this study looked at how vegetarian and non-vegetarian diets are affecting the body. It has been observed that those who eat vegetarian food and those who do not eat any animal food have more fractures or cracks in the wrists, hips, ankles, legs, etc.
Dr. Tammy Tong, a nutritional epidemiologist at Oxford University’s Nuffield Department of Population Health, said the reason was a lack of calcium and protein. Vegans, in particular, have so little of these two components in their bodies that they are much more likely to break bones.
However, this study has caused complications. Researchers do not understand which fractures have fallen and which have been the result of an accident. Need to mention one more thing – the whole study has been done on white Europeans. Therefore, in the case of other nations, the concentration of minerals present in the bones and the tendency to break bones is not understood. So many have suggested that this study should come to a conclusion based on different regions and ethnicities and by gender.
