Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death of people worldwide. However, vegetarians suffer these diseases a third less likely than meat-eaters. To such conclusion scientists from the University of Oxford.
In the study, they learned about 45 thousand inhabitants of England and Scotland, 34% of whom were vegetarians. Participants in the study through questionnaires talked about his lifestyle and state of health and also gave blood samples and measured blood pressure.
After taking into account such factors as age, Smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity level and socio-economic conditions, found that heart disease and blood vessels meet vegetarians 32% less.
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Vegetarians blood pressure and cholesterol levels in the blood below, which explains the lower likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease.