http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=751&e=1&u=/nm/20050329/hl_nm/health_raw_dc "Because of their low calorie and low protein intake, raw food vegetarians have a low body mass index (BMI) and a low total body fat content. It is well documented that a low BMI and weight loss are strongly associated with low bone mass and increased fracture risk, while obesity protects against osteoporosis."
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Fontana expected the vegans to have low vitamin D levels because they avoid dairy products, which are fortified with the vitamin. But in fact their vitamin D levels were "markedly higher" than average.
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And the vegans had low levels of C-reactive protein, an inflammatory molecule that is becoming linked with the risk of heart disease, diabetes and other chronic disease. I'm not a raw food vegan, but I think there's quite a bit of interesting facts in this article that dispute that crap about "being vegan is unhealthy."