can vegans have long lifes?

Question

hi i read about many people who had long lifes 115, 100 etc with a good health, but they weren't vegans and they didn't see the doctor only once or twice, what about the vegans, and what are the negative things in being so

Answer 1

Longer than lacto-ovo vegetarians and longer still than omnivores. That's because it's the healthiest diet going, sl ong as you it properly.

Answer 2

I take it you've been reading about the few Ashkanazi (aka Khazar) jews that were lucky enough to inherit genes for long life. The chances are that you don't have those genes even if you are Khazar!

If you want to learn about the theory of why they 'last' so long research the term telomere as those 'survivors' have long telomeres.

In my case it's the other way around as folks in my fathers family have short lives with males dying before their mid 40s (the previous record was 48). We have short telomere's and I 'should' have died at least 10 years ago. It appears that my being veggie is the reason why I'm still here. FYI; when I was a child my family joined a long term research project on the subject, every so often I get to be a lab rat, and I know some of the published science on veggies living longer is based on my continued existence.

You say you want negative things about being veggie...How about all the cr*p we take from meaties? Maybe our squinty eyes from reading the too small print on food labels? Going to the funerals of our meat eating friends/family?

Answer 3

Vegans can have long lives, but they should still get an annual checkup with a doctor. Some ppl still have high cholesterol levels despite a low fat diet bc it runs in the family.

Answer 4

Might not extend life, being vegan. If our days are numbered, then what can extend them?

But the quality of life, the way you live. That will certainly be affected by how and what you eat, no?

And what is the state of health for those who are always angry? There's a mental food that works on the body too. And what of spirit? Yes, questions...

Answer 5

According to many reports, vegans live up to 15 years longer than meat-eaters (5 years on average). Negatives? If vegans don't get enough protein and vitamin b12. As for not seeing the doctor, that'd be pretty tough these days. lol

Answer 6

Hi I had an great aunt who was a vegan all her life and lived till she was 96 without a days illness in her life.

Answer 7

How to Live Longer
We've done a story today for World News that I must say I found fascinating and encouraging: where in the world do people live the longest? And why?

It's become a cause to a fellow named Dan Buettner, who has many years before he has to worry about longevity himself. He's in his mid-forties.

But in 2005 he wrote a piece for National Geographic about places in the world where, if people reach middle age, they live seven to ten years, on average, longer than others nearby. And they're good years. “I just became obsessed with finding out what it is that helps these people,” he said when we first talked.

Buettner is not a scientist, but he's recruited scientists to work with him in doing research and spreading the word on what they find. He's a self-styled adventurer, a guy who bicycled from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to the tip of South America.

He's now identified four "Blue Zones"--so called because demographers marked them in blue on maps--where people seem to do well: in Costa Rica; the Mediterranean island of Sardinia; the Japanese island of Okinawa; and Loma Linda, California.

We've posted a fuller story HERE. And you can see the video HERE.


What are people in those places doing right? No one thing--Buettner cites an "a la carte menu" of about eight elements that seem to contribute to longer, fuller lives.

Healthy older people in his hot spots report they feel a sense of purpose...have a network of friends and family for support...tend to be religious...drink wine in moderation...eat fruits and vegetables but little meat...stay active...eat small portions and avoid obesity.... Many of these are familiar.

If you want to live longer, do you have to move to one of those places? Hardly, but perhaps one can adopt some of their habits. And Buettner says one doesn't have to follow all of them; there's a mix that will work for each of us.

(He asked me to mention that he got funding from National Geographic and Allianz Insurance. Having met others who rely on grants, I consider it an honorable request.)

With help from the University of Minnesota, Buettner offers an online quiz you can give yourself. Give it a look; it's HERE.

Answer 8

Deer, cows, antelope are vegans and they don't live any longer than wolves or lions. Wolves and lions only have to eat about one vegan a week, whereas vegans are eating 10 hours a day every day.

Answer 9

I think you will find the same study show that the oldest people eat little meat also.

Actually eating less food increases longevity.

Answer 10

i'm vegan and I lived 300 years and I'm only 13