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What are the health benefits of not eating meat?
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Reduced disease risk: A large body of research shows that vegetarian diets are "associated with lower blood cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure, less obesity & consequently less heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, and mortality."-quoting from www.Vegetarian-nutrition.Info/updates/vegetarian_diets_health_benefits.Php/ vegetarians live longer. However, there is some debate about why- see my comment:.
Answered 10/23/2017
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