I think I must be missing something.  If I understand correctly, the idea  
is that because of the diet, the body has to steal minerals from the bones  
to deal with the acidity.  Presumably it must do so because the diet isn't  
supplying those minerals in sufficient quantity (otherwise it would not be  
necessary to take them from the bones).  But what puzzles me is, if that  
is the case, how do the minerals get into the bones in the first place?   
If a person's diet is such that additional minerals must be taken from the  
bones, and this is the same diet they've always eaten, how was the diet  
ever sufficient to allow bone growth?

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