[nukkad] Mortality rates and diet

["Harshal Chhaya" <>]

In a discussion about the pros and cons of a vegetarian/vegan diet, one
of the guys (a non-Indian, BTW) wrote:

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I wish all vegans good luck because you will need it. I suppose there are
lots of reasons for people wanting to be vegans but it certainly isn't
because of health reasons. The shortest lived people in the whole world are
the vegans of South India who eat no meat at all and have a diet high in
carbohydrates and low in protein and fat. The life span of Northern Indians
who are meat eaters is almost ten years longer. And their heart disease rate
is 50% lower. I personally think moderation in all things is better than
extremes at either end.
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Clearly, this guy is making up facts to prove his point.

I would have assumed that the typical vegetarian S. Indian diet would be
healthier than a typical N. Indian diet. Am I wrong?

Has there been any empirical study comparing the diets of North and
South India and their effect on health and life-span?

- Harshal


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