Vegetarians had a greater risk for hip fracture compared with regular meat eaters, although the absolute differences were small and “should be weighed against the potential health benefits of vegetarian diets,” according to researchers.
“Vegetarianism is becoming increasingly popular, but there is a concern around musculoskeletal health,” James Webster, PhD, a postgraduate researcher from the Nutritional Epidemiology Group at the University of Leeds, told Healio. “There are a few previous studies suggesting a higher risk of fractures in vegetarians than in meat
