People who scrupulously avoid all animal products including dairy, but then fill up on bread, pasta, bagels and crackers are deluding themselves. They may argue that they are following a low fat diet. But what they fail to mention (or even realise) is that they are also following an unhealthy diet that is low in vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, important fatty acids and especially fibre. This will result in an exposture to a wide range of illness and diseases, not least of which is cancer. In addition, because this diet consists mainly of refined grains that are low in fibre …they do not make you feel full until you have eaten way too much! Just to clarify, following a strict vegetarian diet is not as important as eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables. A vegetarian whose diet is mainly refined grains, cold breakfast cereals, processed health-food-store products, vegetarian fast foods, white rice, and pasta will be considerably worse off than a person who eats a little chicken or eggs, for example, but consumes a large amount of fruit, vegetables, and beans with his salad. Multiple studies have shown that vegetarians live quite a bit longer than none vegetarians do. But when we take a close look at the data, it appears that those who weren’t as strict had longevity statistics that were equally impressive as long as they consumed a high volume of a variety of unrefined plant foods.