Study title and authors:
Vegetarian diet as a risk factor for tuberculosis in immigrant south London Asians.
D P Strachan, K J Powell, A Thaker, F J Millard, J D Maxwell
This study can be accessed at: http://thorax.bmj.com/content/50/2/175.abstract
This study investigated the association between a vegetarian diet and tuberculosis. The study included 56 cases of tuberculosis who were compared with 100 control subjects.
The study found that vegetarians had a 750% increased risk of tuberculosis compared to those who consumed meat or fish on a daily basis.
Strachan concludes: "These results indicate that a vegetarian diet is an independent risk factor for tuberculosis
in immigrant Asians".