Friday Favorites: Bone Density, Fracture Rates, and Vitamin D in Vegans

What are the bone fracture rates of omnivores vs. vegetarians vs. vegans? Low calcium intake plus low vitamin D exposure may explain higher bone fracture rates in British vegans. My previous video on this topic was Do Vegans Have Lower Bone Mineral Density and Higher Risk of Osteoporosis? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-vegans-have-lower-bone-mineral-density-and-higher-risk-of-osteoporosis/). For more on the milk question, see Is Milk Good for Our Bones? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-milk-good-for-our-bones/). Why not just take calcium supplements? See Are Calcium Supplements Safe? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-calcium-supplements-safe/) and Are Calcium Supplements Effective? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-calcium-supplements-effective/). Check out my video Fall Prevention Is the Most Important Thing for Preventing Osteoporosis Bone Fractures (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/fall-prevention-is-the-most-important-thing-for-preventing-osteoporosis-bone-fractures/). I did a similar series of videos about vegetarian stroke risk, including Vegetarians and Stroke Risk Factors: Vitamin B12 and Homocystein? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/vegetarians-and-stroke-risk-factors-vitamin-b12-homocysteine/). How much vitamin D do we need? Check out: • How Much Vitamin D Should You Take? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-much-vitamin-d-should-you-take/) • The Optimal Dose of Vitamin D Based on Natural Levels (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-optimal-dose-of-vitamin-d-based-on-natural-levels/) • The Best Way to Get Vitamin D: Sun, Supplements, or Salons? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-way-to-get-vitamin-d-sun-supplements-or-salons/) • The Risks and Benefits of Sensible Sun Exposure (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-risks-and-benefits-of-sensible-sun-exposure/) I cover osteoporosis (https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/osteoporosis/) in much more depth in my book How Not to Age (https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-not-to-age/). (As always, all proceeds from my books go to charity.) New subscribers to our e-newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/. Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/friday-favorites-bone-density-fracture-rates-and-vitamin-d-in-vegans and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at https://nutritionfacts.org/video/friday-favorites-bone-density-fracture-rates-and-vitamin-d-in-vegans. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Captions for this video are available in several languages; you can find yours in the video settings. View important information about our translated resources: https://nutritionfacts.org/translations-info/ https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Books: https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: https://twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org