Vegetarians live more than 3 years
longer than meat eaters
A study published
in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association found that vegetarians
live 3.6 years longer than non-vegetarians.
The blows just keep on coming for non-vegetarians. At the
heels of the news that bacon causes cancer and
hot dogs contain human DNA comes this: A new review has found that meat
consumption raises mortality rates. Conducted by physicians from Mayo Clinic in
Arizona, the review of large-scale studies involving more than 1.5 million
people found all-cause mortality is higher for those who eat meat, particularly
red or processed meat, on a daily basis.
After analysing six studies that evaluated the effects of
meat and vegetarian diets on mortality, the authors recommended that the
physicians should advise patients to limit animal products when possible and
consume more plants than meat. Researcher Brookshield Laurent said, ‘This data
reinforces what we have known for so long – your diet has great potential to
harm or heal. This clinical-based evidence can assist physicians in counseling
patients about the important role diet plays, leading to improved preventive
care, a key consideration in the osteopathic philosophy of medicine.’ However,
a study done by Australian researchers found that vegetarians
are healthy, but not happy.
The reviewers also found a 3.6-year increase in life
expectancy for those on a vegetarian diet for more than 17 years, as compared
to short-term vegetarians. The study is published in the Journal of the
American Osteopathic Association. Even in past, studies have found that vegetarians
have more health benefits than meat eaters. If this isn’t a good
enough reason to stop eating non-vegetarian food, here are 10 health
reasons that will definitely convince you to go vegan again.
Source: www.thehealthsite.com
07.05.2016
The years in
your life are less important than the life in your years
Ralph
Waldo Emerson
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