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If you no longer eat meat how would it affect your health? would body muscle get smaller. would you get weaker?
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NO!!! Not at all...: A large body of evidence shows you'd lower risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes ; obesity ; live longer- see http://bit.Ly/1cysymm one can get plenty of protein from eggs, dairy, beans, nuts ; seeds ; thus your muscles won't get smaller or weaker. See http://www.Greatveganathletes.Com/ ; http://www.Bodybuilding.Com/fun/vegetarian-bodybuilding.Htm ; http://scoobysworkshop.Com/vegetarianism/.
Answered 9/29/2016
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