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Vegetarian Diet 'Can Cut Risk of Cancer By 45 Per Cent' | Mail Online

Health & Wellness (tags: diet, health, illness, research, vegetarian, vegan )

LaJana
- 142 days ago - dailymail.co.uk

Eating a vegetarian diet can almost halve the risk of developing cancer, research suggests. A study of more than 61,000 individuals aged between 20 and 89 found those who did not eat meat reduced overall incidence of the disease by 12 per cent.

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Gillian M. (103)

Thursday July 2, 2009, 12:49 pm
The Bristol diet is recommended for people with cancer, which is a vegetarian diet low in acidic food.

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Shawn S. (7)

Thursday July 2, 2009, 7:47 pm
Yes, get the word out to the People.
Put Big Pharma out of business, go vegetarian or better yet become a vegan!
Anti-oxidents reduce inflamation in the body, best way to defeat Cancer.
It is a shame that most people that get cancer, will most likely undergo chemo therapy, which can also increase the patients chances of succumbing to the disease.
Thanks for the article it was Awesome!!!

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