Longevity lifestyles. (goodnews).(vegetarians)(Brief Article)

Vegetarians have a significantly longer life span than people who eat lots of meat, according to a new study. Scientists divided 1,900 participants into three groups:

* vegans, who abstain from all animal products;

* vegetarians, who eat eggs and dairy products but not fish, poultry or meat; and

* moderate vegetarians--those who may occasionally eat meat and fish.

Compared with the general population, all three groups enjoy a huge increase in life expectancy. For every 100 deaths in the general population, only 59 deaths were recorded for the study participants. The difference is even greater for male vegetarians-only 52 deaths ...