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86944 wrote

I found this comment on reddit. The studies funding is suspect.

It was funded by the Welcome Trust LEAP (Livestock, Environment, People) which is a pro animal sourced food initiative in which one of the lead authors of the OP study (Timothy Key) is a beneficiary of. This same trust has a partnership with Sainsbury's, likely to push animal products.

https://wellcome.org/what-we-do/our-work/our-planet-our-health-grants-awarded

https://www.leap.ox.ac.uk/about

Not to say you shouldn't be attentive of calcium, magnesium and vitamin D intake.

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ziq OP wrote

I actually eat a lot of mallow in spring.

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ziq OP wrote

have to admit i do have weak ankles tho and i often twist them when hiking down the mountain while tired

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existential1 wrote

Your last sentence sums it up well. The key aspect of "true" science is having findings that are reproduceable irrespective of things like funding. Animal eaters say vegans have x problem...might be true, might not be. Can be verified. Either way, making sure you're stayin up on vitamins is always good :)

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chakarera wrote

There's some other studies that have found vegans have lower bone density on average, but there's also studies showing increased dairy consumption is correlated with increased rates of osteoporosis. But anyway, by far a bigger factor than diet for bone density (and therefore bone strength and reduced risk of fractured or broken bones), is strength exercises. It can be weight lifting or body weight exercises, doesn't matter, it just has to be intense exercises that you can only do around 10 or less of (like maybe pullups or dips), so that you're training strength and not endurance.

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