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Article: Diet, Life Expectancy, and Chronic Disease: Studies of Seventh-Day Adventists and Other Vegetarians.(Book Review)
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- Vegetarian Journal
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- July 1, 2005
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DIET, LIFE EXPECTANCY, AND CHRONIC DISEASE: STUDIES OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS AND OTHER VEGETARIANS By Gary Fraser
Many of the more than 13 million members of the Seventh-day Adventist faith are vegetarian or eat very little meat. Seventh-day Adventists also tend to eat more fruits, vegetables, and nuts than the general population. Since Seventh-day Adventists often follow health-promoting diets, they are an ideal population to compare to the general public to study the effects of diet on health.
Researchers, especially those at Loma Linda University in California, have published more than 320 scientific papers on the health status of Seventh-day ...