Strong bone development in weight training vegans as compared to those on a plant-based diet

Written By :  Isra Zaman
Medically Reviewed By :  Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2022-08-05 04:15 GMT   |   Update On 2022-08-05 04:15 GMT

People on a plant-based diet who do strength training as opposed to other forms of exercise such as biking or swimming may have stronger bones than other people on a vegan diet, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. About 6 percent of people in the United States are vegans. Recent research shows a...

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People on a plant-based diet who do strength training as opposed to other forms of exercise such as biking or swimming may have stronger bones than other people on a vegan diet, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

About 6 percent of people in the United States are vegans. Recent research shows a plant-based diet can be associated with lower bone mineral density and increased fracture risk.

"Veganism is a global trend with strongly increasing numbers of people worldwide adhering to a purely plant-based diet," said Christian Muschitz, M.D., of St. Vincent Hospital Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna in Vienna, Austria. "Our study showed resistance training offsets diminished bone structure in vegan people when compared to omnivores."

The authors compared data from 43 men and women on a plant-based diet for at least five years and 45 men and women on an omnivore diet for at least five years. Omnivores eat meat as well as plant-based foods.

The researchers found vegan participants who did resistance training exercises such as using machines, free weights, or bodyweight resistance exercises at least once a week had stronger bones than those who did not. They also found vegans and omnivores who engaged in resistance training had similar bone structures.

Ref:

Christian Muschitz et. al, Self-Reported Resistance Training is Associated with Better HR-pQCT Derived Bone Microarchitecture in Vegan People, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 4-Aug-2022, 10.1210/clinem/dgac445

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