You wouldn’t believe! How many years of life win if you stop eating meat?

The consumption of meat increases mortality and is associated with many diseases related with nutrition, such as support in a long time scientists…
The analysis of six large studies in more than 1.5 million residents in the united states, Europe, Western Australia and Asia (including China and Japan) over long periods of time (from 5.5 to 28 years) found that a person’s diet can directly affect the health and duration of life.
The study published in the journal of the American Osteopathic Union maintains that the meat, in fact it’s killing us.
The consumption of red meat – and especially processed meat, like hot dogs, sausages and ham – it increases the chances to develop cardiovascular disease or cancer and is also associated with higher rates of diabetes and increased blood pressure.
“These data reinforce what we have known for a very long time – the diet has the ability to hurt or to heal”, supports the Brookshield Laurent, author of the study and a professor at new york Institute of Osteopathic Medicine.
The results of a new study may help doctors when they advise patients on the role that nutrition plays in health.
The consumption of less red meat is not the best choice
The researchers found that the sharp increase of mortality was found in those who consumed a small amount of red and processed meat.
I mean, even whoever eats small amounts of meat may face health problems associated with its consumption.
This finding seems to contradict with the previous studies of special health issues, which showed that the consumption of less meat would improve the health of the individual.
With regard to vegetarians and vegans, their diet is associated with a reduced risk of diabetes and has actually been shown that can reverse the damage of cardiovascular disease.
Adopting, therefore, a strict vegetarian diet for 17 years or more, can make you live up to 3.6 years longer, according to the study.
And that’s because vegetarians tend to consume less saturated fat and cholesterol and more vitamins C and E, fiber, folic acid, potassium, magnesium, and phytochemicals (chemical components of the plant), such as carotenoids and flavonoids, as argued by the Harvard Medical School.

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