As for the rickshaw, maybe if the Orientals traded back MacDonald's, American cigarettes, Brazilian coffee, Cokes and Pepsis, salt shakers and televisions for their traditional plant based and active lifestyles, then, osteoporosis would again become non existent. The Chinese consume virtually no dairy products and have significantly less osteoporosis then we have. In some countries, bugs and grubs are consumed as part of the diet. They are a delicious source of protein and are high in riboflavin, iron and zinc. On average insects have just about the same calcium content as milk.
Bugs are one of the few significant calcium sources around after milk products.
It's a way some non-dairy countries have to get their daily calcium. Helen likes to use words such as some, few and about. These have no definite value and lead the consumer into thinking that it is a significant number. So let's review the calcium issue again for non-dairy consuming countries. All non-dairy consuming countries do not have to get calcium from beetles.