It's true there are some vegetarians that look like cancer patients, but it's mostly because they don't know how to eat. Just like there are some carnivores that look morbid for the same reason. I know a vegan and it doesn't look like he's dying. Stereotyping is a bad thing. I'm a vegetarian but still would eat bacon, the real thing. I don't consider that a recidivism rather than eating what I want. I just happen to eat less meat than others do, once a month on average, and I think I appreciate them more. It seems most carnivores eat them just by rote. I also eat higher quality meats than many I know... no insipid boneless chicken breasts for me.