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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 48, 830-832, Copyright © 1988 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

ORIGINAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Heart disease in British vegetarians

ML Burr and BK Butland
MRC Epidemiology Unit, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

A prospective study was conducted among customers of health food shops and members of societies interested in health foods. A total of 10,896 persons were followed for 10-12 y, including 4671 vegetarians and 6225 nonvegetarians. Mortality from ischemic heart disease (IHD) was significantly lower in the vegetarians than in the nonvegetarians; the difference was especially marked among the men. In a subset of 300 subjects, serum cholesterol and body mass index were lower in the vegetarians than in the nonvegetarians but there were no consistent differences in blood pressure between the two groups. Vegetarianism seems to confer some protection against IHD but it is not clear whether this is due to abstinence from meat or to a high consumption of vegetables.


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