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by fulafel 897 days ago
Considering this and the many meta studies deducing that veg based diets reduce all cause mortality, is this contrary to earlier research, or is this measuring some other thing?
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The paper cites some big studies in refs 18-20, IIRC. The big Australian study (ref 20?) did not found a difference in life expectancy between vegs and meat eaters.

And there is the big EPIC Oxford study with the same result (resp. all cause mortality).

I'm quite sure, that you will find a positive correlation of meat consumption vs life expectancy in societies with general deficient calories intake.

Other comments suggest it is simply measuring wealth.