- Greater longevity
- Fewer heart attacks and strokes
- Fewer weight problems
- Lower cholesterol
- Lower blood pressure
- Less diabetes
- Fewer hemorrhoids, less diverticular disease, and good regularity
- Less cancer of the breast, prostate, and colon
- Stronger bones, less osteoporosis
- Fewer stones of the kidney and gallbladder, less kidney disease, and less gouty arthritis