Vegans Have Increased Heart Disease Risk

From "Vegans’ elevated heart risk requires omega-3s and B12" in ScienceBlog:

strict vegetarians who try to eat no meat or animal products of any kind — may increase their risk of developing blood clots and atherosclerosis or “hardening of the arteries,” which are conditions that can lead to heart attacks and stroke.***vegans tend to have elevated blood levels of homocysteine and decreased levels of HDL, the “good” form of cholesterol. Both are risk factors for heart disease.