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Do Vegetarians Live Longer? Here’s What Science Says

10-Feb-2016

Key points from article :

5 year mortality rates 12% lower for vegetarians and 15% for vegans.

Pescatarians (who include fish in their diets) did the best with 19% lower mortality rate than non-vegetarians.

Benefit could come from greater consumption plants or reduction in meat.

Research doesn’t confirm causation versus correlation.

Study of over 70,000 individuals published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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JAMA Internal Medicine

General internal medical and internal medicine subspecialities journal

Loma Linda University (LLU)

Private health sciences university in Loma Linda, California.

Michael J. Orlich

Physician/Epidemiologist at Loma Linda University.

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Diet