Mortality in vegetarians and non-vegetarians: a collaborative analysis of 8300 deaths among 76,000 men and women in five prospective studies.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the mortality rates of vegetarians and non-vegetarians. DESIGN: Collaborative analysis using original data from five prospective studies. Death rate ratios for vegetarians compared to non-vegetarians were calculated for ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, cancers...

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Main Authors: Key, T, Fraser, G, Thorogood, M, Appleby, P, Beral, V, Reeves, G, Burr, M, Chang-Claude, J, Frentzel-Beyme, R, Kuzma, J, Mann, J, McPherson, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1998