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Originally Posted by funchy  Why do you assume their meat eating group must've been eating improperly? They sampled the general population |
That's exactly
why.
The general population does eat improperly. While there are plenty of unhealthy vegetarians out there, if a person is vegetarian that means they have thought about their diet more than the average person (unless they are vegetarian by default, like seventh-day adventists). By comparing average vegetarians to average omnivores, they are comparing people who are probably critical eaters with people who probably aren't. This study is about sociology, not health.