The vegans typically at least appear healthier because they pay more attention to their food in the first place. There's good data to definitely say that eating meat in moderate amounts is beneficial. Protein, B12, choline etc almost always are sourced from animal products. When it comes to Indians, you're dealing with the cream of the crop. Selective bias if there ever was one. Statistically the average IQ in India is still very low. You don't know how well the Indian PhDs would do if they started eating meat... I've noticed that when I lower meat consumption drastically, I have problems with mental tasks and focus. It's anecdotal but coincides with the research done on the subject.
Counter anecdote. I have not eaten meat for 30 years. Over that period I completed a PhD in physics, worked for several top ranked investment banks as an options trader and am working as a portfolio manager for a large hedge fund. At a recent place of work, over 50% of the team were vegetarians (and only one of the vegetarians was Indian) and there was not shortage of intellectual horsepower in that room. Oh, and guess what - there are also research papers done on the subject that confirm my personal bias
The research I have read seems to indicate that certain types of meat cause inflammatory responses which are detrimental to the body. I am not sure if the benefits of meat outweigh the costs given that there are satisfactory substitutes.
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com...-wont-declare-a-pandemic-payouts-are-looming/ pandemic… Payouts are looming. February 24, 2020 by IWB Seems that if they can get to July 2020 without a pandemic the WHO “investors” get their initial contributions back. continued further below... 000 RISK TRANSFER The World Bank’s “pandemic bonds” are designed so investors pay in the event of an outbreak June 29, 2017 Eshe Nelson John Detrixhe By Eshe Nelson & John Detrixhe https://qz.com/1017805/the-world-ba...of-an-outbreak/amp/?__twitter_impression=true 000 cont from part one... When the Ebola epidemic broke out in West Africa in 2014, in took several months to get large amounts money (around $100 million) to the countries that needed it, according to the World Bank. In that time, thousands of people died. In an effort to fight the next pandemic faster, the World Bank has turned to global financial markets, issuing $425 million in “pandemic bonds” and related derivatives to pay for emergency relief. The money raised comprises the bulk of a $500 million Pandemic Emergency Financial Facility that will provide funds for poor countries in case of outbreaks of infectious diseases over the next five years. The bonds are designed to transfer the risk of a health crisis in low-income countries to the global financial markets. World Bank president Jim Yong Kim said this will help move away from “the cycle of panic and neglect” that has characterized recent pandemics. The pandemic bonds work like this: Investors buy the bonds and receive regular coupons payments in return. If there is an outbreak of disease, the investors don’t get their initial money back. There are two varieties of debt, both scheduled to mature in July 2020. The first bond raised $225 million and features an interest rate of around 7%. Payout on the bond is suspended if there is an outbreak of new influenza viruses or coronaviridae (SARS, MERS). The second, riskier bond raised $95 million at an interest rate of more than 11%. This bond keeps investors’ money if there is an outbreak of Filovirus, Coronavirus, Lassa Fever, Rift Valley Fever, and/or Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. The World Bank also issued $105 million in swap derivatives that work in a similar way.