Plant-Based Diet Not Linked to Hip Fracture

Long term consumption of a plant-based diet (lower or no intake of animal foods) was not associated with risk of hip fracture in postmenopausal women, a study shows. Researchers evaluated data from more than 70,000 postmenopausal women who self-reported hip fractures and completed food questionnaires (assessed every four years). Through 30 years of follow up and about 2,000 hip fractures, plant-based diets were not linked with hip fracture. Those eating a healthful plant-based diet were at a 21 percent lower risk for hip fracture, while those eating less healthy plant foods (like refined grains and sugary beverages) and animal products increased their risk by 28 percent.

JAMA Network Open, February 2024

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