Vegans' elevated heart risk requires omega-3s and vitamin B12 says a recent study. You can check out the study's abstract online, "Chemistry behind Vegetarianism." People who follow a vegan lifestyle — strict vegetarians who try to eat no meat or animal products of any kind — may increase their risk of developing blood clots and atherosclerosis or "hardening of the arteries," which are conditions that can lead to heart attacks and stroke, according to the February 2, 2011 news release, "Vegans' elevated heart risk requires omega-3s and B12." That's the conclusion of a review of dozens of articles published on the biochemistry of vegetarianism during the past 30 years. The article appears in...
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