Veg Diet, Lower Cancer Risk

On the heels of a US study linking meat to pancreatic cancer, a new study released in the UK says that vegetarians generally have a reduced risk of developing cancers of the blood, bladder, and stomach. Published in the British Journal of Cancer, the study monitored the diets and health of 61,566 British men and women. When it came to lymph and blood cancers, vegetarians were just over half as likely to develop the diseases, and they were also 75 percent less likely to develop multiple myeloma. Evidence for the health benefits of a vegetarian diet seem to be as prominent in the news as delicious new veggie options on grocery shelves. What was the case for eating meat, again?