Vegetarians avoid more cancers than meat-eaters

@devegetarier on twitter says "vegetarians avoid more cancers"

@RogerYates on twitter says "Cancer and vegetarians:"

I personally believe a big part of this has to do with the massive amounts of hormones used to increase the size and speed of development in factory-farmed animals.

This has to do with the fact that people who eat meat tend to eat it near exclusively and you do not find antioxidants in beef and chicken. There are also large quantities of Omega3 in fish... which also is proven to prevent many cancers. You should also take into account that vegetarians are generally health fanatics, which is a good thing, but it presents a problem with the study because people who are not vegetarians are not particularly health advocates and often drink and/or smoke... in other words this sampling is way out of context.
There is merit to red meats containing nitroso's and the like, but excessive consumption of anything is bad for you including vegetables especially those containing cholesterol... they contain good cholesterol, but to much is still bad.

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Professor Tim Key, the lead author, said it was impossible to draw strong conclusions from this one single study.

"At the moment these findings are not strong enough to ask for particularly large changes in the diets of people following an average balanced diet."

Vegetarian diets tend be lower in fat and higher in fibre, but they can require careful planning to ensure necessary protein and vitamins - notably B12, which is mainly derived from animal products - are taken in sufficient amounts.

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All of that taken directly from the article should be sufficient to prove my point. Just because you want something to be true definitely does not mean it is... thanks for leaving out those all important qualifying statements in your summary there jeff... once again we have another misleading current thread.

and what about heart disease?

33/100?!? That is crazy.

It really sucks to go your whole adult life being scared of death,live your life and enjoy everything in it.
Eating vegetables grown in fertilizer from the sewage treatment plant can't be good for humans ( see lettuce,
peppers etc)

Being a vegetarian is wonderful, and now with this new information, I hope more people are able to happily chose this lifestyle.....power to the vegi's!!!!

"There are also large quantities of Omega3 in fish... which also is proven to prevent many cancers."

If someone claims to be a 'vegetarian' and then eats fish, they're misinformed of their own food politics. Someone who eats fish but not any other kind of meat is a pescetarian.

Also, you aren't avoiding chemicals just by eating vegetables. Here is one NCI article linking pesticides to prostate cancer: http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/AgricultureHealthStudy

Vegetarians also do not get to eat cheeseburgers.

I respect anyone who can make that sacrifice but it just isn't for me, even with this supposed risk of more types of cancer.

Why do people have incisors? It's an evolutionary advantage to be able to eat meat in addition to plant matter.

This is old, but good news. :)