Vegetarians are less healthy and have lower quality of life

[cronus]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/scien ... 36340.html

Vegetarians are 'less healthy and have a lower quality of life than meat-eaters'

Vegetarians are less healthy than meat-eaters, a controversial study has concluded, despite drinking less, smoking less and being more physically active than their carnivorous counterparts.

A study conducted by the Medical University of Graz in Austria found that the vegetarian diet, as characterised by a low consumption of saturated fat and cholesterol, due to a higher intake of fruits, vegetables and whole-grain products, appeared to carry elevated risks of cancer, allergies and mental health problems such as depression and anxiety.

The study used data from the Austrian Health Interview Survey to examine the dietary habits and lifestyle differences between meat-eaters and vegetarians.

The 1320 subjects were matched according to their age, sex, and socioeconomic status and included 330 vegetarians, 330 that ate meat but still a lot of fruits and vegetables, 300 normal eaters but that ate less meat, and 330 on a more meat-heavy diet.

It found that vegetarians consumed less alcohol and had lower body mass indexes, but were still in a poorer state of physical and mental health overall.

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[JimC]

Vegetarians simply need to massively increase their consumption of gin, and let the juniper berries work their magic...

[Brian Peacock]

Causation or correlation?

[cronus]

Causation or correlation?

No, vegetarian. Rabbit food obsessive.

[Strontium Dog]

The notoriously short lifespans of vegetarian giant tortoises finally explained.

[laklak]

Kirk: It appears their diet consists wholly of plant material.

Spock: It's life, Jim, but not as we know it.

[Scot Dutchy]

What type of vegetarians? Fish eaters also call themselves vegetarians. How about vegans?

[JimC]

What type of vegetarians? Fish eaters also call themselves vegetarians. How about vegans?

I'm fairly certain the study would not include fish eaters, but would be a mixture of vegans, and vegetarians who also consume cheese and yoghurt, for example. I would hypothesise that the latter would be healthier than vegans...

[Scot Dutchy]

What type of vegetarians? Fish eaters also call themselves vegetarians. How about vegans?

I'm fairly certain the study would not include fish eaters, but would be a mixture of vegans, and vegetarians who also consume cheese and yoghurt, for example. I would hypothesise that the latter would be healthier than vegans...

I think anybody is healthier than vegans.

[Strontium Dog]

Ah yes, those famously unhealthy vegans like Carl Lewis.

[Scot Dutchy]

Ah yes, those famously unhealthy vegans like Carl Lewis.

We have to take his word for it dont we?

[Brian Peacock]

The worlds Hindus alone must keep the balance sheet of anti-depressant suppliers in the red.

[laklak]

I know I'd be depressed as hell if I could never have a bacon sarnie again.

[Scot Dutchy]

The worlds Hindus alone must keep the balance sheet of anti-depressant suppliers in the red.

[Brian Peacock]

I know I'd be depressed as hell if I could never have a bacon sarnie again.

It's OK lak - nobody is going wrest your infamous home-cured meat from you cold, dead hands (unless you choke to death of course).