The headlines said it all this week:
“Vegetarians Live Longer Than Meat-Eaters, Study Finds” –The Wall Street Journal
“Vegetarian diet tied to fewer deaths over time” -Chicago Tribune
“Vegetarians May Live Longer” -Time
These and other media outlets—51 in total so far—reported new findings from LLU showing that vegetarian diets are associated with reduced risk of earlier death. Results were published this month in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
“The evidence that vegetarian diets, or similar diets with reduced meat consumption, may be associated with a lower risk of death should be considered carefully by individuals as they make dietary choices and by those offering dietary guidance,” concludes the study, written by Michael J. Orlich, MD, and other colleagues in LLU School of Public Health and School of Medicine.
The study of more than 70,000 Seventh-day Adventists showed more favorable results for men than women. The data was drawn from the School of Public Health’s long-term Adventist Health Study-2.
Read some of the stories at the following links.
Time
http://healthland.time.com/2013/06/04/vegetarians-may-live-longer/?iid=ent-category-mostpop2
The Huffington Post
The Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324423904578523190441042514.html
