Health and Nutrition Letter

Protein May Not Hurt Bone Density After All

August 2003

Abstract

Eating a high-protein diet, some scientists theorize, can weaken bones. Protein breaks down into acidic substances, and the thinking goes that if the acid load gets too high, the body will leach calcium from bone in order to neutralize it before .…

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