getting calcium from a vegan diet

davidjtaylor wrote: »

Crikey, not sure. He gives 147 references in relation to the calcium chapter alone but they're not linked to specific sentences. They're largely Lancet, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Hypertension, and publications like that.

It's not easy to sift through it. If you know about such things (biology and chemistry) then you'd probably enjoy chatting to him - he says his background is in "process systems analysis, using mathematical models to predict how biological or chemical processes will respond to changes and the actions required to achieve a desired result".

I attribute my and my partner's very good health in part to the very comprehensive information in this single publication.

I'll post a couple of snaps of the reference pages (I don't think he'll mind about copyright issues for that). Blimey, that's eight photos. The guy is thorough.

Thanks for the references. Is the book old?

The link that Worztron provided says the following;

Back in the 1990s, research suggested that animal protein pulled calcium out of bones, raising requirements for those who ate lots of meat, milk and eggs. At one time, we thought that this explained the lower rates of hip fractures in countries with lower animal protein intakes.

While some vegan nutrition websites and books still promote this idea, it hasn’t held up to scientific scrutiny very well. More recent evidence suggests that protein is not harmful for bone health and that it may even be beneficial (2-5). And while getting calcium from plant foods may have a number of advantages for bone health (see below), there is no reason to think that vegans need less calcium than anyone else.

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