Vegetarianism Can Reduce Your Risk of Death Over 30 Percent And Add 9 Years To Your Life

'According to two large studies, vegetarians are a third less likely to need hospital treatment for heart disease or die from it, and the diet could mean living nine additional years than you might consuming meat based diets according the the findings. 

The largest study of its kind found vegetarians have healthier hearts than those who eat meat or fish.
It is thought the benefits come from lower blood pressure and improved cholesterol levels through eating low-fat diets based on vegetables, whole grains and fruit.

In the first study of almost 45,000 volunteers included a high proportion of vegetarians -- 34 per cent -- and mostly women, which resulted in ‘clear findings’, said researchers.' 

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