It might be time to replace chicken wings with carrot sticks!
According to a new study, vegetarians - especially men - have a long lifespan than those who eat meat.
The kind of foods frequently eaten in vegetarian diets - fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes - can reduce a person's risk for diseases such a cancer,heart diseases, and type-2 diabetes, control body mass index, said the study.
Vegetarian men live an average of 83.3 years and vegetarian women 85.7 years - 9.5 and 6.1 years, respectively, longer than others,reported researchers from the California's Loma Linda University.
This is also because they exercised regularly and avoided cigarettes more than overweight people.
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Hindustan Times- Wellness
According to a new study, vegetarians - especially men - have a long lifespan than those who eat meat.
The kind of foods frequently eaten in vegetarian diets - fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes - can reduce a person's risk for diseases such a cancer,heart diseases, and type-2 diabetes, control body mass index, said the study.
Vegetarian men live an average of 83.3 years and vegetarian women 85.7 years - 9.5 and 6.1 years, respectively, longer than others,reported researchers from the California's Loma Linda University.
This is also because they exercised regularly and avoided cigarettes more than overweight people.
Thanks
Hindustan Times- Wellness
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