People argue that vegetarian people are not as healthy as meat eaters.........?

Question

But, research has proven that if a person is born or becomes a vegetarian at an early age, they live up to ten yrs longer than meat eaters, any points of view on this?

Answer 1

......this argument is moot....

carnivores and vegetarians both fall into groups, ppl who eat properly, and those who do not.

if you find sources of all the things your body requires, whether you get it from meat, soy products, etc etc, you'll be ok.

there are meat eaters that are unhealthy, and there are vegetarians that are unhealthy, and theres those in both groups that are just fine. end of story.

Answer 2

I think the reason why vegetarians would live longer than us normal carnivors is because being a vegetarian is a lifestyle. People whom are true vegetarians have many restrictions on what to eat. They still need the iron that they cannot usually get from red meats, so they get them other ways (supplements and peanut and bean product). Most vegetarians are also health nuts, so they won't eat Mickey D's like the average American. So, right there are extra calories, processed foods, etc. that the average American eats vs the average vegetarian.

Now, if you compare an average vegetarian to a carnivor whom eats healthfully (red meat once a week, white meats like chicken and turkey, and eats seafood and/or fish once a week), you will see that a person that eats very health-consciously will live just as long as a vegetarian. The reason for this is because there is less fast foods and processed foods in their diets as well. With that, there is more portion control, so there are less calories consumed. A realy health-conscious person will be very active as well, which will lead to better health overall and a longer lifespan.

A famous once-vegetarian: Drew Barrymore. She was a vegetarian for YEARS! She started eating meat again and ended up losing weight and getting healthier because she wasn't keeping her body away from essential nutrients that meats offer us.

My opinion is that it's completely lifestyle related.

Answer 3

A vegertarian diet for the human species is fine as long as it is balanced. Getting sufficient balanced protein can be a problem. If you dont do research and know what proteins to eat.
There are veg. dog foods on the market that do a good job for dogs and
dogs are carnivous {meat eaters ] I have done a vast amount of research on dog foods over the years.veg foods are not popular with the dog breeder, as better results are obtained with a meat formulated diet.

Answer 4

I think that it's worth suggesting that, to the extent that vegetarians may be healthier than the general (assumed meat-eating) public, it is likely related to the interest and attention paid to their diet. Please keep in mind that, in addition to those meat-eaters who care enough to watch what they eat, there are those who eat without any concern at all paid to the health consequences of what they eat. This latter group is included as meat-eaters, for the same reason that they can be included as trans-fat eaters, high-cholesterol eaters, high-calorie eaters, high fructose corn syrup eaters etc. Obviously this group is likely to "bring down averages" for any group they are included in.

The merits of a vegetarian diet restrictions aside, this is a very significant bias almost certainly due to show vegetarians "better off" than non-vegetarians. I think it's silly to pay so much attention to findings from studies paying so little attention to details.

Answer 5

No it hasn't. Well, according to PETA and similar groups yes, but science does not bear this out. Most studies done have shown much less difference than this, an even this can be attributed to other variables, like that veggies are very unlikely to smoke or eat junk food, etc, and generally live more health conscious lives (they have to). Likewise the vegetarian group is going to contain few slobs who drink, smoke, like of hunk food and never do any exercise, but the meat eaters of the world have them bringing their results down.
No studies have yet managed to completely eliminate all these extra variables, and thus none can be completely trusted, but the ones that have tried to have showed almost no difference between average life spans.

Basically almost any benefit of vegetarianism can be attributed to that people end up taking much more notice of their diet and health.

"Surprising as it may seem, some prior studies have shown the annual all-cause death rate of vegetarian men to be slightly more than that of non-vegetarian men (0.93% vs 0.89%). Similarly, the annual all-cause death rate of vegetarian women was shown to be significantly higher than that of non-vegetarian women (0.86% vs 0.54%)."

Answer 6

Yes, research has proven that vegetarians live longer lives than meat eaters. Consult a doctor and he will advise you to cut on lipid intake from meat. Veggies are rich sources of vitamins and antioxidants.

Answer 7

I can't speak for all vegetarians, but in the last six months since I stopped eating meat, I've lost 45 pounds, my blood pressure is normal again, and my blood sugars are in the normal range. My cholesterol is low-normal, and my joints and muscles don't ache the way that they used to.

I feel better than I have in years, so I'd have to say that vegetarianism has worked wonders for me.

Answer 8

Actually do the research, vegetarians are much healthier.
I started drinking soy milk and using some veggie meat products which I like pretty good. I would like to be a vegetarian, but it seems I am always cooking for others who like meat.
I drink soy milk it helps with going through menopause, or so I heard it does. also adding flax oil to myla dressing.

Answer 9

that research is right. vegetarianism is the healthiest life style anyone can have. my dad says that vegetarians are pale, sickly people (but did that stop me from giving up meat? nope!). but the world is so use to seeing "flurshing" meat eaters that when somthing almost slightly diffrent looking they think it's wrong. yes, vegetarians tend to be skinner, but just because obisity is taking of the U.S. doesn't mean being skinner then everyone else is a bad thing.

all in all: vegetariansim/veganism is the healthiest way to live...and the kindiest towards animals.

Answer 10

I try to make the balance in my life. Eat meat sparingly.
Meat, and dairy products do create more mucus in the body, which is not a good thing.