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R.B. · 10-31-2010, 05:07 PM

HI IMDavidson

Just some quick thoughts.

Clearly refined foods are not going to help because they are nutrient, including mineral, depleted, and replacing them with plant based material is going to increase nutrient and mineral intake.

I have see suggestions that several factors affect bone density, including the Omega 3:6 balance, mineral intake, vitamin D, muscle mass etc.

This paper suggests there is little difference in bone density between Innuit and Caucasians. I have only seen the abstract, but the general position is that Innuit have a relatively high acid food intake.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16311425

J Clin Densitom. 2005 Winter;8(4):409-14.
Ethnic differences in bone mineral density between inuit and Caucasians in north Greenland are caused by differences in body size.

Andersen S, Boeskov E, Laurberg P.

Vegetarians who by definition do not eat much meat may have lower bone densities.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/200...e-density.aspx

I am not suggesting these are authoritative, or that there is not conflicting evidence as to the acid alkali diet question, just that they pose questions, and suggest that the issue is more complex.

10-31-2010, 05:07 PM	#3
R.B. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,843	Re: Bone Loss and Alkaline Diet HI IMDavidson Just some quick thoughts. Clearly refined foods are not going to help because they are nutrient, including mineral, depleted, and replacing them with plant based material is going to increase nutrient and mineral intake. I have see suggestions that several factors affect bone density, including the Omega 3:6 balance, mineral intake, vitamin D, muscle mass etc. This paper suggests there is little difference in bone density between Innuit and Caucasians. I have only seen the abstract, but the general position is that Innuit have a relatively high acid food intake. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16311425 J Clin Densitom. 2005 Winter;8(4):409-14. Ethnic differences in bone mineral density between inuit and Caucasians in north Greenland are caused by differences in body size. Andersen S, Boeskov E, Laurberg P. Vegetarians who by definition do not eat much meat may have lower bone densities. http://www.news-medical.net/news/200...e-density.aspx I am not suggesting these are authoritative, or that there is not conflicting evidence as to the acid alkali diet question, just that they pose questions, and suggest that the issue is more complex.