Sunday 3 February 2013

lower heart disease in vegetarians

 "Vegetarians are one-third less likely to be hospitalized or die from heart disease than meat and fish eaters, according to a new U.K. study..." (Genevra Pittman, Reuters)

"After taking into account participants’ ages, exercise habits and other health measures, the research team found vegetarians were 32% less likely to develop heart disease than carnivores. When weight was factored into the equation, the effect dropped slightly to 28%. The lower heart risk was likely due to lower cholesterol and blood pressure among vegetarians in the study, the researchers reported this week in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition."
http://articlesofhealth.blogspot.com/2013/02/university-of-oxford-validates-dr.html

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