"T i m" wrote in message
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https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/plant-based-diet.html

"Calcium

Calcium is essential for bone health, along with weight bearing
exercise and a healthy diet. An adult requires approximately 700mg per
day. Dairy foods are rich in calcium but if you are not eating these
make sure you obtain calcium from other sources like fortified plant
based dairy alternatives, dried fruit e.g. figs, nuts such as almonds,
leafy green vegetables, red kidney beans, sesame seeds, tahini and
tofu to lower your risk of bone fractures."

What vegan foods contain calcium for keeping
bones strong?

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition...s#1.-Soy-Foods

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/the-vegan-diet/

"Good sources of calcium for vegans include:

green, leafy vegetables - such as broccoli, cabbage and okra, but
not spinach
fortified unsweetened soya, rice and oat drinks
calcium-set tofu
sesame seeds and tahini
pulses
brown and white bread (in the UK, calcium is added to white and
brown flour by law)
dried fruit, such as raisins, prunes, figs and dried apricots"

Is calcium added to plant-based (eg soya) "milk"?

Typically, yes

Given that calcium is added to bread and plant-milk, and is naturally in
broccoli and cabbage, and in sesame seeds and pulses, I wonder why vegans
are reported to have more bone fractures. It sounds as if some vegans have
very restricted diets if they suffer more fractures which *presumably* are
caused by a lack of sufficient calcium in the diet.

Of course, not everyone likes green leaf/stalk veg such as broccoli and
cabbage - I loathe all green veg except for celery which I love (but it's
the only veg that my wife hates) and have to force myself to eat it because
it is good for me and it's socially acceptable, rather than because it is in
any way tolerable or pleasurable.