Vegetarians have a much lower risk of getting heart disease according to a new study.
Multiple studies have shown the many benefits associated with being a vegetarian
In a yet another study, scientists at Oxford University have concluded that those who don’t eat meat are 32% less likely to be hospitalized or pass away from heart disease.
The study detailed the lives of approximately 45,000 adults over the course of roughly 11 years. One third of the participants were vegetarian. Their age, education, alcohol consumption and physical activity were taken into consideration.
An author of the research states “Probably most of the difference is accounted for by the fact that the vegetarians had lower cholesterol and lower blood pressure”.
The study findings have been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and they will help to reinforce doctors’ promoting of a healthy diet.
Heart disease is said to be the ‘ the number-one killer of women’. Red meats and processed animal products are typically high in saturated fat, which raises bad cholesterol levels.
The end result is an increased risk of being diagnosed with coronary heart disease. Those same meats are also said to increase the chances of getting breast cancer.
