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Thanks for citing this.

I don't know, but I think researches like this are no-brainers.

Bone matrix is composed of protein. Bone tissue is continually being resorbed and deposited according to the stresses applied to it and the body's needs for calcium. So isn't it just natural to expect that we need protein to maintain some bone integrity?

Of course, there's also the need to continually apply stresses to bone, or else they just soften up, no matter what the nutrition is.

As for protein, we should never underestimate our need of it. It's in our bone, it's what makes up enzymes (and they're essential to all processes of life!), hemoglobin, immunoglobulins, and a lot more.

Well, studies like this would at least give us something to refer to, but I can't help but thinking it was a waste of resources, the expected outcome being quite predictable from knowledge we already have. It reminds me of a list of million-dollar researches that I received some time ago which, among others, included one that found out that injuries in American football involved mostly head and shoulders.

Gerry

Gerry,

I posted this (and think it has some importance) because there is a school-of-thought out there that we (ugly) Americans are getting too much protein. I think it's a reactionary response mostly promoted by vegetarians and anti-low-carb diet gurus.

Some people, like my mom, have a difficult time getting enough (or better yet, optimal amounts of) protein. She prefers carb-rich foods (largely healthy ones). For her (and those like her), I think research like this may be useful - especially if it's publicized.

But, I largely agree with your point that much of the budget allocated for medical research can be better spent.

Yes, I remember reading some newsletter (McDougall?) where studies were cited showing areas with high protein intake (particularly milk) had more cases of osteoporosis. I also wonder about such findings, because to me, diet is only of minor importance in osteoporosis. I think bone stress is more important. As I like to keep pointing out, the left arm bones of a right-handed tennis player are relatively osteoporotic compared to the right. And we're dealing with the same body, receiving the same diet. The difference is the stress received by each set of bones.

So unless our diets are extremely deficient, I think a better way to prevent wrist fractures is to toughen those bones with bag punching or similar impact exercise. I would think judo practitioners who keep slapping the floors in their breakfalls will have really tough wrists. :wink:

Gerry

I agree. And that's another good reason not to piss-off a judo-practioner.