-=| Vegetarians Versus Meat Eaters |=-
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This isn't meant to be a contest, but instead to offer some interest-
ing tidbits of information  on the subject.  This research was accom-
plished by asking 150 vegetarians and an equal number  of meat eaters
the same questions.  The data compiled as follows:

  More than twice as many  nonvegetarians had been hospitalized dur-
   ing the previous five years!
 
  Twice as many nonvegetarians reported taking prescription drugs.
 
  Almost three times as many vegetarians abstained from alcohol.
 
  Only half as many vegetarians smoked.
 
  Twice as many vegetarians took calcium supplements.
 
  Almost twice as many vegetarians practiced meditation on a regular
   basis.
 
  Vegetarians overwhelmingly believed that they are healthier.
 
  Vegetarians went  out socially with friends  and entertained  more
   often at home than meat eaters.

 source: New Vegetarian Cuisine 1994
