Question

Do vegetarians have less cancer?

Answer 1

Some meats such as red meats are shown to cause cancer in some people and studies have shown that vegetarians who consume no meat and only vegetables are less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters.

However you can still get cancer even when being a vegetarian so just turning into a vegetarian does not always mean that you won't develop cancer because cancer can be caused by many other things as well.

Answer 2

A vegan diet excludes all meat and animal products (meat, poultry, fish, seafood, dairy and eggs), whereas a vegetarian diet excludes meat, poultry, fish and seafood.

However, there are a few variations of a vegetarian diet that depend on whether you eat or exclude eggs, dairy and fish.

A vegetarian eats no meat at all, including poultry or fish.

A lacto-ovo vegetarian eats dairy products and eggs.

A lacto vegetarian eats dairy products but not eggs.

An ovo vegetarian eats eggs but not dairy products.

Lacto-vegetarian diets exclude meat, fish, poultry and eggs, as well as foods that contain them.

Dairy products, such as milk, cheese, yogurt and butter, are included.

Ovo-vegetarian diets exclude meat, poultry, seafood and dairy products, but allow eggs.