Veggies live longer than meat eaters !!!!

It might be time to replace chicken with veggies!

According to a new study, vegetarians – especially men – have a longer lifespan than those who eat meat.

Researchers from the Loma Linda University in California found that vegetarian Adventist men live to an average of 83.3 years and vegetarian women 85.7 years – 9.5 and 6.1 years, respectively, longer than other Californians, the Huffington Post reported.

In the ‘70s and ‘80s, a series of studies from the university, which has tracked tens of thousands of Seventh-day Adventists since 1958, were the first to show that vegetarians live longer than meat eaters.

Seventh-day Adventists have long been known as advocates of a vegetarian diet.

The new research presented at Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ 2012 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo is halfway into completion and includes 96,000 people from the US and Canada.

Principal investigator Gary E Fraser revealed that the new study found that vegans are, on average, 13 kilograms lighter than meat eaters and five units lighter on the Body Mass Index (BMI) scale than meat-eaters.

Vegetarians and vegans are also less insulin resistant than meat-eaters.

Lean people are also more likely to exercise regularly, eat plants, and avoid cigarettes than overweight people, suggesting that numerous factors are boosting the overall health of these participants.

Pesco-vegetarians and semi-vegetarians who limit animal products, but still eat meat once a week or so, have “intermediate protection” against lifestyle diseases, Gary E Fraser claimed.

The study whose population is 25 per cent African-American and half vegetarian found that obesity cuts an African-American’s life span by 6.2 per cent, and across races, the protective qualities of fat in seniors was not seen.

Previous studies have found past about age 85, people who are obese have a lower risk of dying than normal-weight peers.

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Happy Doctor's Day

The Doctor's Day is celebrated on July 1 all across India  to honour the legendary physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy. He was born on July 1, 1882 and died on the same date in 1962, aged 80 years. Dr Roy was honoured with the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna on February 4, 1961.

Every year Doctor’s Day is celebrated in India on the 1st of July. This observance fulfills a need to show the doctors and physicians in our lives how important they are to us and how invaluable their treatments are that cure us. The celebrations are indicative of the respect that they command in the lives of their patients and thus obligate them to fulfill their responsibilities as well.

There are several ways that this day is observed.

Doctors can be greeted by their patients with greeting cards Flower arrangements can be made to be delivered personally or to their chambers Special meeting can be convened to commemorate the day and honor doctors for their performances Commemorative dinners can also be arranged by hospitals or other organizations to felicitate the medical fraternity Significance of Doctor’s Day celebrations.

There may be several reasons that can be attributed to the significance of a Doctor’s day being celebrated in India.

The large population of India depends on the efficiency and responsibility of doctors to a large extent at all times Doctors in India over the years have shown remarkable improvements and made definite progress in medical treatments that need to be acknowledged It may also be seen as an encouragement and an eye opener to all such doctors who have been struck by a flailing career owing to a lack of commitment There have been instances of public violence and protests against doctors when they have failed to perform.

 Doctor’s Day could be seen as an approach by the same people as a mark of respect for all those doctors who have relentlessly made efforts to sustain the life of their patients against all odds.

HAPPY DOCTOR'S  DAY 2012

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