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A large-scale study published in JAMA Internal Medicine finds that vegetarian dietary patterns are associated with lower mortality (12% less). The association does not hold for British vegetarians, so there must be some additional differences that cause the effect.
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1691919These results demonstrate an overall association of vegetarian dietary patterns with lower mortality compared with the nonvegetarian dietary pattern. They also demonstrate some associations with lower mortality of the pesco-vegetarian, vegan, and lacto-ovo–vegetarian diets specifically compared with the nonvegetarian diet.
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