Vegetarian diets and risks of total and site-specific fractures: results from the prospective EPIC-Oxford study

Introduction It has been speculated that vegetarians or vegans may have higher risks of fractures than meat eaters, but there is limited evidence from prospective cohorts. We aimed to assess the risks of total and site-specific fractures in people of different diet groups, in a prospective cohort with a large proportion of non-meat eaters. Materials and methods In EPIC-Oxford, dietary information was collected at baseline (1993–2001) and at...