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In reply to the discussion: Should veganism receive the same legal protection as a religion? [View all]tinrobot
(11,474 posts)52. Here's a study of the same group that inlcudes all diets
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4191896/
It is also about the Loma Linda blue zone. Different researchers, one of whom (Fraser) is an Adventist himself. The key takeaway for this discussion is Table 3, showing overall mortality.
Pesco-Vegetarian -- 5.33 deaths/1000
Vegan -- 5.4 deaths/1000
Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian -- 5.61 deaths/1000
The results are close, but a little bit of fish with your vegetables seems to have been the (slightly) healthier choice.
It is also about the Loma Linda blue zone. Different researchers, one of whom (Fraser) is an Adventist himself. The key takeaway for this discussion is Table 3, showing overall mortality.
Pesco-Vegetarian -- 5.33 deaths/1000
Vegan -- 5.4 deaths/1000
Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian -- 5.61 deaths/1000
The results are close, but a little bit of fish with your vegetables seems to have been the (slightly) healthier choice.
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And you have no evidence that anything without a nervous system feels anything at all.
marylandblue
Apr 2019
#18
Steaks don't feel pain, but cows do. Some people are empathetic to the cows.
marylandblue
Apr 2019
#43
My view is that vegans actually are more empathetic, and there is research to back it up.
marylandblue
Apr 2019
#57
I didn't say being a vegan makes you more empathetic, or that there was any causation
marylandblue
Apr 2019
#59
Wasn't aware of the Vitamin A thing, but for people with normal metabolisms, the point still stands.
marylandblue
Apr 2019
#45
My experience is if you want to know if someone is vegan you don't have to interrogate them
Major Nikon
Apr 2019
#61
My Question: Why should I know either the religious or food consumption beliefs
MineralMan
Apr 2019
#46