On this topic, I'm a bit concerned about the argued support for fish eating. RS writes,
'Pescetarians live significantly longer than vegans,[4] lending support to fish consumption.'
But this doesn't follow. Does fish consumption make a difference vs. lacto/ovo vegetarianism? If not, there's no support for fish consumption (but perhaps milk/eggs).
The cited study (from the abstract) seems to rate longevity between each group equally, at least from ischemic heart disease, indicating no effect:
'mortality from ischemic heart disease was 20% lower in occasional meat eaters, 34% lower in people who ate fish but not meat, 34% lower in lactoovovegetarians...'
Briefly checking wikipedia and other sites, I can't find significant support for fish-eating vs... (read more)
On this topic, I'm a bit concerned about the argued support for fish eating. RS writes,
'Pescetarians live significantly longer than vegans,[4] lending support to fish consumption.'
But this doesn't follow. Does fish consumption make a difference vs. lacto/ovo vegetarianism? If not, there's no support for fish consumption (but perhaps milk/eggs).
The cited study (from the abstract) seems to rate longevity between each group equally, at least from ischemic heart disease, indicating no effect:
'mortality from ischemic heart disease was 20% lower in occasional meat eaters, 34% lower in people who ate fish but not meat, 34% lower in lactoovovegetarians...'
Briefly checking wikipedia and other sites, I can't find significant support for fish-eating vs... (read more)