The Claim
In healthy women aged 18–30, plant-based dietary patterns, as measured by the Plant-Based Diet Index (PDI), healthy PDI, and unhealthy PDI, are not statistically significantly associated with bone mineral apparent density (BMAD).
What the research says
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Among healthy women aged 18 to 30, different types of plant-based diets do not show a measurable difference in bone mineral apparent density.
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In healthy women aged 18–30, plant-based dietary patterns, as measured by the Plant-Based Diet Index (PDI), healthy PDI, and unhealthy PDI, show no statistically significant association with bone mineral apparent density (BMAD), suggesting that these dietary patterns do not independently influence peak bone mass development in this population.
The amount of calcium and other minerals in the bones stays the same whether a young woman eats mostly healthy or unhealthy plant foods, because her body maintains bone building and breakdown at a steady rate without change.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Plant-based dietary patterns and peak bone mass in healthy young adult women.
In young women aged 18 to 30, eating mostly plant foods—whether healthy or not—didn’t make their bones stronger or weaker, based on the measurements taken. So, their bone density wasn’t affected by what kind of plant-based diet they followed.
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