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Study: Vegetarians Less Healthy, Lower Quality Of Life Than Meat-Eaters
CBSLocalAtlanta ^ | 1 Apr 2014

Posted on 04/02/2014 6:27:08 AM PDT by shove_it

ATLANTA (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...

(Excerpt) Read more at atlanta.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: health; vegans; vegetarianism; vegetarians; weareomnivores
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To: shove_it

21 posted on 04/02/2014 6:51:50 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: shove_it
carries elevated risks ... mental health disorders...

Mental health disorders seems to effect most every veggie I ever met. Although most are Socialist/Dem voters, the real question might be like the chicken-egg conundrum ...

22 posted on 04/02/2014 6:54:52 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
Yes... and no. There are groups of people whose ancestors ate a region or area specific diet for centuries. In that time, those who did well on that diet should have flourished, while others did not do as well. So a diet of buffalo meat and relatively scant grains, and fruit in season, will be more conducive to being for healthy for one such group, where others will thrive on seal meat and blubber.

Despite the desire of our OSFA* regulators, it doesn't, and disregarding genetics will mean people end up eating a diet which is alien to their physiology.


*One Size Fits All

23 posted on 04/02/2014 6:54:59 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: shove_it
Junk science. From the study's fine print --

"Potential limitations of our results are due to the fact that the survey was based on cross-sectional data. Therefore, no statements can be made whether the poorer health in vegetarians in our study is caused by their dietary habit or if they consume this form of diet due to their poorer health status. We cannot state whether a causal relationship exists, but describe ascertained associations"

24 posted on 04/02/2014 6:58:04 AM PDT by gdani
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To: circlecity

I have a 8-10% body fat and weigh 235 pounds from working out, normal BP and pulse at 53 at rest, yet according to BMI I am grossly overweight.

They say a man at 6’2” should weigh 170 pounds. If I was a woman I would find that repulsive as a look.


25 posted on 04/02/2014 6:58:51 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: tired&retired
While you are at it, check out the diets of real mass murderers like Stalin and the all time champ, Mao Tse-tung. Those other guys were just pikers in comparison.

No one actually knows how many died in Khan's campaigns. And there was no were near the population base to work over as was available in the 20th Century.

26 posted on 04/02/2014 7:00:21 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: circlecity

Hard part is wife unit turned vegan 2 years ago. Going out has its challenges.


27 posted on 04/02/2014 7:00:26 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: shove_it

Vegetarians/vegans have disproportional influence in government agencies, environmental NGO’s, and healthcare organizations (such as registered dietitians).

I got a lot healthier once I abandoned their stupid advice and went mostly high-fat, low-carb, fat-adapted (keto), with an occasional carbohydrate-rich evening. Except for the occasional carb-up, I pretty much eliminated sugar and starch.
Check out Jack Kruse, Jeff Volek, Steve Phinney, Kiefer.


28 posted on 04/02/2014 7:03:33 AM PDT by Zuse
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To: shove_it
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...

Well, that explains why most vegetarians and/or vegans are libs.

29 posted on 04/02/2014 7:04:42 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: shove_it
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30 posted on 04/02/2014 7:06:16 AM PDT by BobinIL
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

Yep. Rather than playing the animal product and diet restriction mind games the vegetarians play, I focus on the quality of the food - fresh, non-processed, home grown, chemical free, non-GMO, no hormones, low or no antibiotics, etc. Also lots of variety and try not to overcook. Vitamins and minerals are as, if not more important than your fat-carb-protein intake ratio.


31 posted on 04/02/2014 7:06:21 AM PDT by Free Vulcan (Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead...)
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To: PIF

Exactly. That’s why I cut the excerpt at that point.


32 posted on 04/02/2014 7:08:01 AM PDT by shove_it (my real nickname is Otter)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

I’m not so sure that modern grains add that much positive to the picture.


33 posted on 04/02/2014 7:13:22 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: gdani

That’s true—but most studies with findings to the contrary are based on the same limited methodology.


34 posted on 04/02/2014 7:15:02 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Resolute Conservative
"Hard part is wife unit turned vegan 2 years ago. Going out has its challenges"

Reminds me of the Samual Jackson line in "Pulp Fiction". "My girlfriend's a vegatarian - which pretty much makes me a vegetarian. But I do like a tasty burger."

35 posted on 04/02/2014 7:24:19 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: BRL

Dang, ya beat me to it.


36 posted on 04/02/2014 7:30:11 AM PDT by chesley
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To: jdege

But “grains”. properly prepared, just taste so dang GOOD!

Rice & gravy, corn on the cob, cheese Danish, chicken & dumplings (rolled, of course), cornbread ‘n collards, dinner rolls, blackberry cobbler.`

Life would be so much the less without these little gifts from God.


37 posted on 04/02/2014 7:33:01 AM PDT by chesley
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To: PIF

Didn’t I read an article a few months back where Mr. Khan’s work resulted in climate change for the better?

Yes, I did. He killed a lot.


38 posted on 04/02/2014 7:36:41 AM PDT by chesley
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To: shove_it
South Park had an episode about all the Prius owners who produce “smug” rather than smog, and that ends up endangering the town. Here's a clip: http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/155193/thanks
It seems to me that most vegetarians also produce a lot of “smug”. They simply can't keep their sense of moral superiority to themselves.
39 posted on 04/02/2014 7:48:15 AM PDT by Nevadan
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To: Resolute Conservative

They say a man at 6’2” should weigh 170 pounds. If I was a woman I would find that repulsive as a look.


My husband was that height and weight after doing Weightwatchers and achieving goal weight. He looked skinny, and people kept asking him if he was ok. Maybe a teenager looks good that lean, but a mature man needs some more mass. My husband looks good at between 200-210.


40 posted on 04/02/2014 7:54:22 AM PDT by married21 ( As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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