Vegetarians are more likely than meat-eaters to believe they are unhealthy, according to a new study.Researchers at the Medical University of Graz who analysed interviews with more than 1,300 people found those with a meat-free diet were more likely to feel unhealthy and to think they had a poorer quality of life in terms of physical health, social relationships, and environmental factors.Searching a database of 15,000 samples, researchers from the Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology compared hundreds of vegetarians in age, sex and social backgrounds with people who eat meat."The vegetarians have indicated that they have a worse subjective health condition, more health restrictions and increased allergies, and incidences of cancer and mental illness," epidemiologist and lead researcher Nathalie Burkert said.
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