Are VEGANS reallySLIMMER?

Seventh-day Adventists

70,000 VEGETARIANS

are slimmer, on average,than meat eaters.

Similar calories Different

results

Vegans slenderest of all

Vegans, people who eat no animal products, are

Non-

(Meat eaters)

vegetarians

Semi-

(Occasional meat eaters)

vegetarians

Pesco-(People who eat

fish, but not meat)

vegetarians

lacto-ovo-

(People who consume dairy

products)

vegetarians

(strict vegetarians)

Vegans

Sem

i-vegeta

rian

s

24.2%

Pesc

o

veg

eta

rian

s

17.9%

Lact

o-o

vo

veg

eta

rian

s

16.7%

Str

ict

veg

eta

rian

s

9.4%

CreditsText was based on an article by

James Ponder, Loma Linda University, published in the

Adventist Review, December 26, 2013, also http://www.llu.edu/public-health/he

alth/index.page

Also, The Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, December 2013.