study shows vegetarians may live longer

believer · 06-05-2013, 09:25 AM

http://healthland.time.com/2013/06/0...y-live-longer/
Interesting article.
This kind of statement always confuses me though:

Quote:

Among a group of 70,000 participants, researchers determined that vegetarians had a 12% lower risk of death compared with nonvegetarians.

because we all have a 100% risk of death, don't we?

In the article they seem quite reluctant to admit that meat might possibly be unhealthy - look at this quote:

Quote:

“We can’t tell from this current paper with certainty, but one of the most plausible potential reasons contributing to this beneficial association is perhaps the absence or reduction of meat intake,”

Llee · 06-10-2013, 05:44 AM

Interesting.

Aerynne · 06-10-2013, 05:47 AM

It means death over the course of the study. So if you are going to study a group of people for 10 years, the vegetarians had a 12% lower chance of dying in those 10 years. Obviously everyone will die eventually.

teamommy · 06-10-2013, 06:04 AM

I don't know if there is reluctance there, but part of that statement means that there may be other health behaviors associated with vegetarianism that could partially explain the results.

I think this result is discouraging for those veg eating for health, actually, but I've seen an analysis of this study that shows that if you look at what the vegetarians were eating, it was on average not a WFPB diet. The absence of meat alone is not enough, it's what you do eat that matters, apparently.

OTOH, 12% lower risk of heart related death is not bad.

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Llee Moderator Dancing stands with all seahorses who are journeying to freedom Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 19,196	Re: study shows vegetarians may live longer Interesting. __________________ It's me, dh, Dressy Bessy (Sept 08) and Dancing Daisy (May 10) Lead the children to see in every pleasant and beautiful thing an expression of God's love for them. Recommend your religion to them by its pleasantness. Let the law of kindness be in your lips. ~Ellen G. White

06-10-2013, 05:47 AM	#3
Aerynne Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 27,358	Re: study shows vegetarians may live longer It means death over the course of the study. So if you are going to study a group of people for 10 years, the vegetarians had a 12% lower chance of dying in those 10 years. Obviously everyone will die eventually. __________________ Erin born of water and of the Spirit 4/96 married 5/02 Mama to: 2004 2007 2010 2012 2017 2019 Jan 2, 2024 And many I hope to hold in heaven one day

06-10-2013, 06:04 AM	#4
teamommy Rose Garden Spring! Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,024	Re: study shows vegetarians may live longer I don't know if there is reluctance there, but part of that statement means that there may be other health behaviors associated with vegetarianism that could partially explain the results. I think this result is discouraging for those veg eating for health, actually, but I've seen an analysis of this study that shows that if you look at what the vegetarians were eating, it was on average not a WFPB diet. The absence of meat alone is not enough, it's what you do eat that matters, apparently. OTOH, 12% lower risk of heart related death is not bad.

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