00:00Loma Linda, California, is America's famous blue zone, a hub for long lives.
00:05Its food traditions lean on legumes, whole grains, and nuts.
00:08For more than 160 years, church health guidelines there have promoted plant-forward eating.
00:14But a new study suggests younger adults there are eating differently.
00:18Loma Linda University surveyed 615 adults in the area and nearby communities.
00:24Overall, 39% followed a vegetarian diet.
00:27Among adults 66 and older, that figure was 42.1%.
00:31For those aged 18 to 35, it dropped to 26.7%.
00:36Vegetarian eating was also linked to a lower body mass index.
00:40Vegetarians averaged a BMI of 24.8, compared with 27.0 for non-vegetarians.
00:47Fast food reached Loma Linda around 2013, part of a changing food scene.
00:52The study was published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine.
00:55It's a snapshot, not proof of cause and effect.
00:59Still, it raises a question about the next generation.
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