Are meat eaters really more likely to live to 100 than non-meat eaters, as a recent study suggests?

Are meat eaters really more likely to live to 100 than non-meat eaters, as a recent study suggests?

Bondar Illia/Shutterstock.comPeople who don’t eat meat may be less likely than meat eaters to reach the age of 100, according to a recent study. But before you reconsider your plant-based diet, there’s more to these findings than meets the eye. The research tracked over 5,000 Chinese adults aged 80 and older who participated in the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, a nationally representative study that began in 1998. By 2018, those…

Among China’s Oldest, Vegans Less Likely to Reach 100: New Study

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