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thecow’slivertoproduceaninsulin-likegrowthhormone(IGF-1).

Allofthisentersintomilkandevenaffectsbreastfeedinginfants

whose mothers drink milk. 10

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• TheProvenBenefitsofVegetarianismandtheProven

Dangers of Meat Eating

• Theprevalenceofhypertension(HighBloodPressureanditsasso-

ciatedconditions)amongvegetariansisaboutone-thirdtoone-half

thatofnon-vegetarians. 11 \ 12 \ 13 AstudyofCaucasianSeventh-day

Adventistsfoundhypertensionin 22 percentofomnivores(those

whoeatbothanimalandvegetablefoods),butonly 7 percentofve-

getarians.AmongAfricanAmericans,theprevalencewas 44 per-

centofomnivoresand 18 percentofvegetarians. 14 Adoptingave-

getariandietsignificantlylowersbloodpressureinbothnormal

and hypertensive individuals. 15

• Cholesterollevelsaremuchlowerinvegetarians. 16 Vegetariandi-

etsreduceserumcholesterollevelstoamuchgreaterdegreethanis

achievedwiththeNationalCholesterolEducationProgramStep

Twodiet. 17 InonestudypublishedinTheLancet 18 totalcholester-

olinthosefollowingavegetariandietfor 12 monthsdecreasedby

24.3 percent.

• Cancerratesforvegetariansare 25 to 50 percentbelowpopulation

averages,evenaftercontrollingforsmoking,bodymassindex,and

socioeconomicstatus. 19 Onestudyfoundthatpeoplewhoinclude

generousamountsoffruitsandvegetablesintheirdailydietshave

lowerratesofcancersofthelung,breast,colon,bladder,stomach,

mouth,larynx,esophagus, pancreas,andcervixcomparedto

people who avoid such foods. 20

• Obesityisamajorcontributortomanyseriousillnesses,andis

muchlesscommonamongvegetarians,comparedtothegeneral

population. 21 Vegetariansare,onaverage,about 10 percentleaner

than omnivores. 22

• At least 200,000 Americans die annually at the hands of doctors! 23