Many people falsely believe that vegans and vegetarians are more likely to be deficient in B - 12
than meat eaters, but that is not the case.
Research shows that vegetarians tend to have lower BMIs
than meat eaters.
Vegan participants in research studies are often more likely to engage in vigorous physical activity, and less likely to consume alcohol,
than meat eaters or other types of vegetarians.
Incidentally, cholesterol levels for vegetarians are 14 percent lower
than meat eaters»
Lierre Keith, in her brilliant book, The Vegetarian Myth, says that census records prove that vegetarians do not live longer
than meat eaters, no matter what research says.
Many early, poorly done studies show that vegetarians live longer
than meat eaters.
Well, a vegetarian in a Mustang is more friendly to the climate
than a meat eater in a Prius.
The final result is that the free testosterone is only 5 % higher for vegans
than meat eaters, and that result is not «statistically significant», i.e. it could be due to chance only.
Table 2 in the article shows that the total testosterone in vegans is 16 % higher
than meat eaters.
While the diet of the vegans in this study was not optimal, so was the diet of the meat eater, and there is no reason to assume that vegans consumed less «healthy» food or more «unhealthy processed» food
than the meat eaters.
Obesity and obesity - related diseases increase the risk of prostate cancer (vegans weigh less
than meat eaters), high concentration of IGF increase the risk of prostatecancer (higher level with animal fat and animal protein intake), dairy intake increase the risk of prostatecancer (IGF, high calcium intake).
Most dietitians are concerned only about vitamin B12, and although vegans do not suffer from its deficiency more often
than meat eaters, yet they are encouraged to use vitamin B12 supplementation.
Studies done to compare bone density in meat eaters and vegetarians, found that vegetarians had greater bone densities
than meat eaters, even though the quantity of bone calcium was lower in the vegetarians.
Vegans are thinner
than meat eaters, because no whole plant food is related to weight gain, including nuts (and high carb grains and legumes).
Other studies have shown that vegetarians live 7 years longer
than meat eaters, and vegans live longer than vegetarians.
He admits vegans don't live longer
than meat eaters.
In North America, the Seventh Day Adventist study shows that «vegans» have lower mortality risk
than meat eaters so how dangerously low in sulphur can their diets possibly be?
Vegans usually look healthier and more thin
than meat eater but for me, it's going the wrong way.
Not exact matches
One was vegan, the other a
meat -
eater, and the message was clear: vegan men last longer in bed
than those who chow down on
meat.
I'm not a big
meat -
eater and would love to make something like this, but I don't think I've seen any larger -
than - champignon mushrooms around where I live either..
Second, we're just rounding the corner towards barbecue season, and nothing makes me happier
than showing up at a barbecue with a meatless burger fit to make all the
meat eaters jealous.
Given that bacon is often cited as the animal product which
meat free
eaters most hanker after, vegetarians and MFM supporters will be hoping this is more
than just a flash in the pan.
Over six months, the study found that the
meat free
eaters lost more weight
than the omnivore dieters — 6.2 kg, compared to 3.2 kg — as well as more body fat.
Good news for
meat free
eaters: you will have four more years of retirement to enjoy
than your colleagues and friends.
Luckily, plant - based food is now bigger
than ever and companies are coming up with new, innovative products that will make even
meat -
eaters drool.
Yes, vegetarians may lose more weight
than meat -
eaters.
Those who eat the lowest amount of processed
meat are likely to have a lower lifetime risk
than the rest of the population (about 56 cases per 1000 low
meat -
eaters).
Most
meat -
eaters tend to consumer far more
than that, especially in the US.
So, the reason the largest prospective study on diet and cancer ever found that the incidence of all cancers combined was lower among vegetarians
than among
meat -
eaters may be because they eat less animal protein.
Financially, being a pescetarian is more expensive
than a
meat -
eater, and mussels and shrimp are among the most cost effective foods for me (much cheaper in the UK
than actual fish), so after reading these kinds of studies it freaks me out even more.
This will be more readily accomplished by the millions of
meat eaters opting for grass - fed animal foods
than by the smaller numbers of vegetarians boycotting
meat.
Sadly, «a meta - analysis of 5 prospective studies showed that both vegetarians and vegans had lower mortality rates from heart disease
than regular
meat eaters.
Therefore, even if vegetarians appear healthier in some respects
than meat -
eaters, it may or may not have anything to do with their avoidance of
meat.
Additionally, in the «correlation doesn't necessarily mean causation» department, those who follow a vegetarian diet are already more likely to be health conscious and consume whole foods instead of processed foods, so they would naturally exhibit better health as a group
than industrial
meat and processed food
eaters.
This suggests that there are other reasons why many vegetarians weigh less
than meat -
eaters that have nothing to do with avoidance of
meat (i.e. exercise habits or healthier food choices).
Vegetarian diets, like all diets, can vary widely in quality, depending on food choices, which is why it is very difficult to say whether vegetarians as a group are healthier
than meat -
eaters.
I probably eat less protein
than meat -
eaters, but I do have hemp protein shakes for breakfast and don't worry too much about it since I eat a lot of fish and nuts.
And, since non-heme iron tends to be less easily absorbed by our bodies
than heme iron, the RDI for vegetarians and vegans is 1.8 times higher
than for
meat eaters.
And Paleo (High exercising, fruit, veg, low grain, «quality»
meat eaters) think (and probably are) much healthier
than SAD
eaters at any athletic level.
Yes, vegetarians may lose more weight
than meat -
eaters, according to a recent review of studies published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Yes, vegan men (like me) have more testosterone
than meat -
eaters... BUT they also have higher sex hormone binding globulin... this means that the FREE testosterone in vegan men is no different from
meat -
eaters.
According to a 2013 review of previously published research, vegetarians on average eat just under 1 mg of zinc less
than meat -
eaters in their daily diets.
«Comparison of the PLLC n23 PUFAs: DALA ratio between dietary - habit groups showed that it was 209 % higher in vegan men and 184 % higher in vegan women
than in fish -
eaters, was 14 % higher in vegetarian men and 6 % higher in vegetarian women
than in fish -
eaters, and was 17 % and 18 % higher in male and female
meat -
eaters, respectively,
than in fish -
eaters This suggests that the statistically estimated conversion may be higher in non-fish-
eaters than in fish -
eaters.»
Why were vegetarians significantly less depressed, anxious, and stressed
than even healthy
meat -
eaters in this study?
Do you think those who eat
meat only a few times a month are skinnier
than meat -
eaters, but still on average overweight?
The majority of
meat eaters are also junk food
eaters, having plenty of refined wheat flour and sweets, a cause of excessive weight more
than meat itself.
Three choices: Heavier
than meat -
eaters; lighter
than meat -
eaters, but still overweight; or, on average, not overweight at all?
Vegetarians appear to get more of a cognitive boost
than meat -
eaters from creatine supplementation.
Do you think they found flexitarians to be fatter
than regular
meat -
eaters?
In other words, am I at least somewhat healthier
than meat, dairy, and egg
eaters?