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Don't forget to think about the 7th Day Adventists. They are vegans and vegetarians, they enjoy good health and have an average life expectancy of 88 years.
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As far as I know, the Seventh Day Adventists follow the dietary rules set out in leviticus. These are the same rules set out by Orthodox Jews. They eat meat and fish. The do ban alcohol and do not ban, but frown upon caffeine.
If they only eliminate alcohol that would eliminate all premature deaths due to alcoholism. I wonder how much that would raise the average life span?
I read recently where the FDA came out with warnings about saturated fats based on faulty information and bad studies. They also push us toward trans fats because it was better for the economy. When all the facts came out about trans fats, they told us we have to eliminate them as well.
Lowering our cholesterol can lead to diabetes and premature dementia. It seems that no matter what we do we're going to die from something. It's a matter of what you feel is more of a danger.