Nowadays, the number of people turning to a vegan diet keeps increasing, with proponents of the lifestyle asserting that it improves health and is better for our environment. According to a new study, vegans could live longer than meat-eaters since they have a low risk of death from all causes.
Vegans are a lower mortality risk compared to omnivores
According to a study in JAMA International Medicine Journal, vegans have a 9% lower risk of mortality relative to non-vegetarians. However, a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition didn’t find a big difference between death rates between omnivores and vegans. Still, it confirmed that vegans have low rates of certain chronic diseases.
The study’s conclusion that veganism outperforms non-veganism doesn’t have any statistical support. However, there is a widespread belief that adopting a vegan diet is preferable to eating meat.
ChristianCare dietician Brooke Jacob told LiveScience that vegan diets are connected with a lower risk of developing some chronic illnesses, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and certain cancers. Therefore it is not strange that vegetarians could live longer since a vegan diet is connected to a lower risk of developing chronic illness. Nevertheless, more studies are required before it can be said that vegans outlive non-vegans.
Vegans could be living longer because of their healthier lifestyle
Veganism is a diet whereby people abstain from animal products such as dairy, meat, eggs, and other animal products. an individual will engage in a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, seeds, and whole grains.
There aren’t any strict guidelines since each person must choose how much of themselves they can devote to veganism. For example, because honey is essentially an animal byproduct, sometimes vegans avoid using it in their cuisine, while others don’t mind eating it.
The notion of why vegans might be living longer could be because they tend to live a healthy lifestyle. For instance, vegans are unlikely to drink alcohol or smoke, and they are likely to exercise regularly, avoid processed foods and maintain a normal BMI.
