为了解荤素膳食人群老年人死因的区别 ,选择了成都地区 2 8个部队干休所6 0岁以上男性老年人作为荤食组 ,膳食特点为长年摄入较高的动物肉类及脂肪饮食。 10个寺庙 6 0岁以上的老和尚作为素食组 ,膳食特点为终生素食。采用1973～ 1993年间回顾性流行病学调查方法共调查 332 7人 In order to understand the difference between the cause of death of the elderly in the meat and vegetarian diet, 28 male seniors over 60 years old in the Chengdu area were selected as the meat-eating group. The dietary characteristics were high in animal meat and fat diet. 10 temples 60 years old old monk as a vegetarian group, the diet features lifelong vegetarian. A total of 332 7 people were surveyed by retrospective epidemiological survey from 1973 to 1993