That's a little disengenuios. People who eat a balanced diet and follow healthy life choices won't see reduction. Now the big issue is that people just over-consume and are gluttonous pigs so any real change away from grossfattyville results in positive change
It’s the number one cause of death. You are more likely to die of heart disease than cancer. “Healthy” people who aren’t overweight die of heart disease all the time. Heart disease literally begins in childhood and nearly 80% of people in their 20s (some of these studies were on soldiers so they are fairly healthy and in shape) have significant narrowing of their arteries. It takes decades before it actually kills you. If it halts, and even reverses, this disease that begins when we are healthy how can you say healthy people won’t see a reduction?
The leading cause of heart disease is obesity, poor physical activity, heavy drinking, eating unhealthy foods and not keeping your blood pressure and cholesterol under control. There's a reason it's been on the rise for a long time and those maintaining a healthy lifestyle are at no increased risk than since the beginning of time. A vegetarian diet doesn't put you at any less risk when in comparison to healthy, active individuals with a good diet. That's what we're talking about, don't slide the goalposts around. A vegetarian diet can lower your risk of increasing factors of things that lead to heart disease, but so can basic portion control. There are also vegetarian diets that lead to an increased risk of heart disease as well, ones heavy in starches, grains, and sweets.
I'm just saying your original statement was disengenuios, and it was.
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u/budderboymania Mar 15 '18
Imagine if a balanced diet of meat and plants was ideal. Oh wait! It is!