Vegetarianism Quote: Robbins

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Human Health * Number of U.S. medical schools: 125 * Number of U.S. medical schools with a required course in nutrition: 30 * Training in nutrition received during 4 years of medical school by average U.S. physician: 2.5 hours * How frequently a heart attack strikes in U.S.: Every 25 seconds * How frequently a heart attack kills in U.S.: Every 45 seconds * Risk of death from heart attack by average American man: 50% * Risk of death from heart attack by average American vegetarian man: 15% * Amount you reduce your risk of heart attack by reducing your consumption of meat, dairy products, and eggs by 100%: 90% * Rise in blood cholesterol from consuming 1 egg per day: 12% * Rise in heart attack risk from 12% rise in blood cholesterol: 24% * Your risk of dying of a disease caused by clogged arteries even if your blood cholesterol is "normal": over 50% * Your risk of dying of a disease if you do not consume saturated fat and cholesterol: 5% * Leading source of saturated fat and cholesterol in American diets: Meat, dairy products and eggs * Hollywood celebrity paid by Meat Board to tout beef as "Real food for real people": Garner * Medical event experienced by Garner in 1988: Quintuple coronary artery bypass surgery

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