Are vegetarians really healthier?

It is well known that daily eating habits have an impact on our health. In today's society, opposition to meat is growing, and vegetables are synths for healthy food. Many people are starting to modify their recipes in the hope of eating more greens and less meat. Many more became vegetarians and said goodbye to meat., however, the findings of an Austrian research team are a wake-up call for vegetarians: vegetarianism may not be as beautiful as you might think. The study, conducted by researchers at the Institute of Social Medicine at the Graz School of Medicine in Austria, was published inin
The
Plos One.study by
Wolfgang Freidl
and colleagues from the
Austrian Government's Austrian Health Survey

Austrian Health InterviewSurvey, AT-
HIS,
March

to

February
, 2007
Respondents included the following six groups: strict vegetarians,
0.2%
of the total; vegetarians who ate milk and eggs,
0.8%
; vegetarians who ate milk, eggs and fish,
1.2%
; and those who ate milk, eggs and fish. Omnivores with large amounts of fruits and vegetables accounted for
23.6%




;because vegetarians make up a very small percentage of the population, the researchers combined all vegetarians into a group. It was compared with three other groups of omnivorous people. The study involved
1320
participants, each group
330
participants.the researchers conducted the study in a one-on-one interview - they surveyed respondents on a case-by-case basis to investigate and assess their demographic characteristics, health status, illness, medical condition, and mental health.Thefindings show that pure vegetarians received significantly lower ratings than the other three groups in the four main indicators of self-assessment of health status, physical impairment, chronic disease and cardiovascular disease - meaning they were considered to be in poor health, prone to illness, and more likely to suffer from chronic and cardiovascular diseases. The difference in health status between the three omnivorous groups was not significant.in an in-depth study of the condition, the researchers found that the results were equally unfavourable to vegetarians, with
30.6 percent
of vegetarians surveyed developing allergic reactions, while the three omnivorous groups had
18.2 percent
,
20.3 percent
and
16.7 percent
. Cancer accounted for
4.8%
of vegetarians surveyed, while the omnivorous group was
3.3%
,
1.2%
and
1.8%
, respectively. At the same time, the rate of mental illness such as anxiety and depression was higher among vegetarians than in the other three groups, at
9.4%
, and in the omnivorous group at
4.8%
,
5.8%
and
4.5%
, respectively.addition, the researchers used the Quality of Life Scale
WHOQOL
) to survey participants' quality of life, which included
4,
indicators: physical health, mental health, social relationships and the environment. The results showed no significant difference in overall quality of life between the four groups, but vegetarians were slightly worse than the other three groups in three individual surveys: physiological health, social relationships and the environment.the team concluded that the overall state of life for pure vegetarians is not as good as people think. Although this study has reasons such as small sample size and unclear definition of partial operation, it is still of reference value to our daily life. At the very least, it tells us that eating vegetables isn't the only way to stay healthy, and that overeating and even changing your diet can be counterproductive. A balanced intake of all kinds of nutrients, the development of a balanced and reasonable diet, is the best way to live a healthy life.