Kevin Bacon, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia DeRossi, Kristen Bell— just some of the celebrities PETA has named “Sexiest Vegetarians Alive”

If done the right way, Tampa General Registered Dietician Sheryl Hill says vegetarians and vegans can tap into the fountain of youth.

“Some people are definitely younger than their actual age as far as if you were to check their blood pressure their heart rate,” Hill said.

What motivates these do-good dieters varies.

“Some people do it because they’re wanting to take care of the animals,” Hill said. “Other people do it because they feel like it’s for a greener earth.”

But the health benefits can be incredible.

“If you want to prevent diabetes, you want to prevent some cancers, you want to prevent heart disease,” Hill said. “You can definitely, by being very educated in the way you eat, you can very definitely help prevent and minimize some of these conditions.”

So why does it cost more to buy the ingredients like raw nuts, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables that add up to a healther diet?

Hill says it’s simple: supply and demand. People will pay.

“You know? It cycles through probably every 10 or 20 years,” she said, smiling. “It’s the new fad.”

But it keeps coming back, because it is a good way to eat.

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