Expert: Walter Hintz - 11/5/2011

Question
Iam curious, i have heard that vegetarians are healthier than meat eaters, but the meat eaters don't eat their meat raw however. My question to you is; Are vegetarians  healthier than  people who eat their meat raw and why?

p.s. The reason iam asking this question is because I have heard that raw meat have less chance of getting illness than processed meat like hamburgers and i want you to set me straight.

Answer
Hi Erick
You probably heard that vegetarians are healthier from vegetarians. It is true they are less likely to get the same problems as those that eat fatty meat but saying they are all healthier is a generalization. There are unhealthy vegetarians.
As far as eating uncooked meat causing illness there is no evidence of that.
It is wise to pay less attention to things you "hear: