Meat Leaches Bone Calcium

Bring on the inevitable calcium question, meat-lovers … we dare you! Thanks to a recent study conducted by researchers from Tufts University and Northeastern University, vegetarians now have even more scientific ammo to ward off the “Where do you get your calcium?” question. Published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, the study surveyed 171 men and women aged 50 years and older and found that increasing one’s intake of fruits and vegetables actually decreases the amount of calcium leached from the bones. When the subjects increased their consumption of meat, the body became more acidic, causing the amount of calcium excretion to increase. How’s that for an answer?