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Messages charged with stereotypes such as "rich persons disease", makes
me question the medical validity of the authors. I am certain there are
many poor people with osteoporosis who have this condition as a result of
hormonal imbalance, malabsorption,heredity, and or poor diet. It is true
vegetarian diets are preferable, but osteoporosis is a very complex
condition brought about by many factors. The Celiac condition & the
malabsorption that results is of particular concern to women. I can't
vouch for the elephants of Africa or if they have been tested for osteo.
You seem to be comparing apples & oranges. I don't have tusks or a trunk
nose either, nor is a human gestation period 22 months. Elephants are a
different class, order & species. They also eat 500 pounds of vegetation a
day & drink up to 40 gallons of water at a time. Females weigh up to 4
tons & walk about 50 miles per day. Although elephants are mammals, the
other similarities to compare w/ humans is not at all parallel. I think this
info misleads a group of people who are very much so prone to
osterporosis. Many people with Celiac disease are making up for years of
calcium loss, and malabsorption- so those green leafy veggies so rich in
vitamins, calcium & nutrients were not absorbed by the body. This is a
subject worth exploring- with your health care practitioner & perhaps
your gynecologist as well.  Fran