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The health-related benefit of a high consumption of fruit and vegetables and the influence of this food group on a variety of diseases has been gaining increasing prominence in the literature over a number of years. Of considerable interest to the osteoporosis field is the role that bone plays in acid\u2013base balance. Natural, pathological and experimental states of acid loading and acidosis have been associated with hypercalciuria and negative Ca balance, and more recently the detrimental effects of \u2018acid\u2019 from the diet on bone mineral have been demonstrated. Suprisingly, consideration of the skeleton as a source of \u2018buffer\u2019 contributing to both the preservation of the body's pH and defence of the system against acid\u2013base disorders has been ongoing for over three decades. However, it is only more recently that the possibility of a positive link between a high consumption of fruit and vegetables and indices of bone health has been more fully explored. 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