(February 22, 2014 at 9:07 pm)bennyboy Wrote:(February 22, 2014 at 11:51 am)jg2014 Wrote:Yes. "Correlation is not causation," right guys?New studies show that even when you control for physical activity level, overall calorie intake, BMI, and smoking (amongst a host of other factors) a vegetarian diet (including vegan) still reduces mortality, so its not just down to how health conscious an individual is. The nurse study showed the same thing. As for why those countries have a good health but also eat lots of meat, those countries also have very good health care systems. To be able to draw any conclusions from their good health however one would have to take into account many of the factors that I mentioned were controlled for in the study I posted above.
To be fair, the various studies we've talked about seem to indicate that humans are a highly flexible species (as you'd expect from omnivores): we can live healthily on almost anything from plant roots to elk meat, given enough dietary variety to avoid diseases caused by vitamin deficiency, and a lifestyle that is conducive to maintaining cardiovasucular health.
Right now, my opinion is that diet type is not a health issue, but an issue of economics or morals.
Seems a reasonable conclusion to me.
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Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
Sith code
