RE: So U think Vegan is healthy?
April 11, 2014 at 9:53 pm
(This post was last modified: April 11, 2014 at 10:02 pm by Aractus.)
(April 11, 2014 at 5:03 pm)Coffee Jesus Wrote: http://nih.gov/researchmatters/june2013/...tarian.htmThat study is not real science. The results are skewed by the healthy worker effect, and furthermore they're obtained by data mining. Using these two principles you can "prove" that vegans anywhere are healthier, but it doesn't make it true. The study did not account for BMI or other factors - vegans have a lower BMI than the general population which on its own is a benefit. A proper comparison would be between vegans and meat eaters who are healthy weights. SDA's are vegetarian for religious reasons, the same with Hindus, the same with Buddhists.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23836264
Put simply that study just is not any good as science. Here is a recent study done in Austria:
- Nutrition and Health – The Association between Eating Behavior and Various Health Parameters: A Matched Sample Study
Nathalie T. Burkert, Johanna Muckenhuber, Franziska Großschädl, Éva Rásky, Wolfgang Freidl
Our results revealed that a vegetarian diet is related to a lower BMI and less frequent alcohol consumption. Moreover, our results showed that a vegetarian diet is associated with poorer health (higher incidences of cancer, allergies, and mental health disorders), a higher need for health care, and poorer quality of life. Therefore, public health programs are needed in order to reduce the health risk due to nutritional factors.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
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The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke