(April 11, 2014 at 9:53 pm)Aractus Wrote:(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:Despite the claims made by vegans there is still has not been a study that has shown that eating healthy amounts of meat, eggs, dairy and fish produces bad health.
- 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.
Okay. You said it was a lie that "Vegetarians and vegans tend to live longer than people who eat meat." I gave you good evidence that they do, and you failed to refute it.