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Study: Vegetarians Less Healthy, Lower Quality Of Life Than Meat-EatersApril 1, 2014 3:23 PMATLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) – Vegetarians may have a lower BMI and drink alcohol sparingly, but vegetarian diets are tied to generally poorer health, poorer quality of life and a higher need for health care than their meat-eating counterparts. A new study from the Medical University of Graz in Austria finds that vegetarians are more physically active, drink less alcohol and smoke less tobacco than those who consume meat in their diets. Vegetarians also have a higher socioeconomic status and a lower body mass index. But the vegetarian diet — characterized by a low consumption of saturated fats and cholesterol that includes increased intake of fruits, vegetables and whole-grain products — carries elevated risks of cancer, allergies and mental health disorders. Vegetarians were twice as likely to have allergies, a 50 percent increase in heart attacks and a 50 percent increase in incidences of cancer. The cross-sectional study from Austrian Health Interview Survey data and published in PLos One examined participants dietary habits, demographic characteristics and general lifestyle differences. The most significant dietary habit difference between meat-eaters and vegetarians concerned their BMI and alcohol consumption – with both being higher for those who consume meat.
Vegans/vegetarians are almost exclusively libs. It's no loss.
Well, the study did mention increased mental problems.
Study: Vegetarians More Likely Than Meat-Eaters To Feel UnhealthyMarch 4, 2014 12:47 AMATLANTA (CBS Atlanta) – According to a recent study, vegetarians are more likely to feel that they are unhealthy than meat-eaters.Researchers from the Medical University of Graz analyzed data from over 1,300 Austrian participants and found that those with a meat-free diet were more likely to feel unhealthy and to think they had a poorer quality of life in terms of physical health, social relationships, and environmental factors.Researchers from the Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology compared over 15,000 samples of vegetarians in age, sex and social backgrounds with people who ate meat. The samples were compiled from a database.“The vegetarians have indicated that they have a worse subjective health condition, more health restrictions and increased allergies, and incidences of cancer and mental illness,†Nathalie Burkert, an epidemiologist and lead researcher on the study, told The Guardian.The research team was not able to conclude a cause and effect between a vegetarian diet and unhealthy living and say that further research would be needed to determine this.Researchers also found that vegetarians had a lower body mass index and drink less alcohol.Researchers determined that participants who took part in the Mediterranean diet – which is high in fruits and vegetables and include moderate meat intake – were found to be feeling more healthy and suffered less frequently from chronic diseases.“They had better health and a better quality of life and fewer visits to the doctors,†Burkert said.
Every vegetarian and vegan I have ever known has had to take "health supplements" always including protein powder. What is even in protein powder?
Ground up, pulverized, freeze dried ......meat.I don't know and don't care because I don't use it.
