AlterNet: Health and Wellness: 15 Reasons to Stop Hiding from Vegetarianism - The Diigo Meta page

• 06 Nov 07
  

  Steve Leckie

  fish health vegetarian

  • 3. You'll live longer. If you switch from the standard American diet to a vegetarian diet, you can add about 13 healthy years to your life
  • 10. You'll avoid toxic chemicals. The EPA estimates that nearly 95 percent of the pesticide residue in the typical American diet comes from meat, fish and dairy products. Fish, in particular, contain carcinogens (PCBs, DDT) and heavy metals (mercury, arsenic, lead, cadmium) that can't be removed through cooking or freezing. Meat and dairy products can also be laced with steroids and hormones, so be sure to read the labels on the dairy products you purchase.

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