24 Nov 2020 --- Vegans, vegetarians and pescatarians are up to 43 percent more likely to suffer bone fractures compared with those who eat meat and dairy, according to a study published in BMC Medicine. Researchers analyzed data from almost 55,000 people in the UK whose eating habits were assessed over a 14 year period. Participants were simultaneously tracked for the occurrence of bone fractures over a longer period (18 years on average) until 2016.