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

Non-meat eaters, especially vegans, had higher risks of either total or some site-specific fractures, particularly hip fractures. This is the first prospective study of diet group with both total and multiple specific fracture sites in vegetarians and vegans, and the findings suggest that bone health in vegans requires further research.