What is the history in the Bible on diet? In Eden: plants. In the wilderness: manna, which was not animal! Remember what happened to the quail eaters. Daniel: Pulse and water; plants. John the Baptist: "purely vegetable" quoting EGW. Is there a pattern here? A type as it were? What is the anti-type?

God gave our first parents the food He designed that the race should eat. It was contrary to His plan to have the life of any creature taken. There was to be no death in Eden. The fruit of the trees in the garden, was the food man's wants required. God gave man no permission to eat animal food until after the flood. Everything had been destroyed upon which man could subsist, and therefore the Lord in their necessity gave Noah permission to eat of the clean animals which he had taken with him into the ark. But animal food was not the most healthful article of food for man. {CCh 228.1}

Exodus
16:2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
16:3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
16:4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.
16:5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
16:6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:
16:7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
16:8 And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.
16:9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings.
16:10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.
16:11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
16:12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.
16:13 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
16:14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.
16:15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.

God gave the people that which was not for their highest good, because they persisted in desiring it; they would not be satisfied with those things that would prove a benefit to them. Their rebellious desires were gratified, but they were left to suffer the result. They feasted without restraint, and their excesses were speedily punished.

"I present the Word of the Lord God of Israel, because of transgression the curse of God has come upon the earth itself, upon the cattle, and upon all flesh. Human beings are suffering the results of their own course of action in departing from the commandments of God. The beasts also suffer under the curse. Disease in cattle is making meat-eating a dangerous matter. The Lord's curse is upon the earth, upon man, upon beasts, upon the fish, and as transgression becomes almost universal, the curse will be permitted to become as broad and as deep as the transgression. Disease is contracted by the use of meat. The diseased flesh of these dead carcasses is sold in the market-places, and disease among men is the sure result. The Lord would bring His people into a position where they will not touch or taste the flesh of dead animals. There is no safety in eating of the flesh of dead animals, and in a short time the milk of the cows will also be excluded from the diet of God's commandment-keeping people. In a short time it will not be safe to use anything that comes from the animal creation."--Unpublished Testimony, July 26, 1898. {PUR, November 7, 1901 par. 1}

The quote you quoted above was from the study. I didn't make any assumptions there; those are not my words.

I would suggest that those who are vegan will also be those who have better lifestyle habits in general: exercise, no smoking, no alcohol, fewer candy bars and potato chips, no snacking between meals, and they probably buy more organic and non-GMO foods.

Would this perchance be because those who are interested in participating in a study of this kind are already health-minded?

God saw at that point that man needed meat. Because man needed it, God permitted it. But did they need it later on?

Green,
I'm beginning to understand that you are a "radical moderate".
:-)

Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. (Philippians 4:5)

Have you compared your adjectives with those of EGW? Green, "most", "exception", etc. EGW, "some", "the poor", even "none" is some cases of eggs, etc.

Do not go to extremes in regard to the health reform. Some of our people are very careless in regard to health reform. But because some are far behind, you must not, in order to be an example to them, be an extremist. You must not deprive yourself of that class of food which makes good blood. Your devotion to true principles is leading you to submit yourself to a diet which is giving you an experience that will not recommend health reform. This is your danger. When you see that you are becoming weak physically, it is essential for you to make changes, and at once. Put into your diet something you have left out. It is your duty to do this. Get eggs of healthy fowls. Use these eggs cooked or raw. Drop them uncooked into the best unfermented wine you can find. This will supply that which is necessary to your system. Do not for a moment suppose that it will not be right to do this. . . . {CD 204.1}
We appreciate your experience as a physician, and yet I say that milk and eggs should be included in your diet. These things cannot at present be dispensed with, and the doctrine of dispensing with them should not be taught. {CD 204.2}
You are in danger of taking too radical a view of health reform, and of prescribing for yourself a diet that will not sustain you. . . . {CD 204.3}

Quail - you take the Bible account and extrapolate the giving of quail as a regular event, while the Bible only documents 2 events, Exodus 16 and Numbers 11. Why did God send the quail the second time and what was the result?

Psa 78:18 They deliberately put God to the test by demanding the food they wanted.
...
Psa 78:26 He also caused the east wind to blow, and by his power he stirred up the south wind;
Psa 78:27 and to his people he sent down birds, as many as the grains of sand on the shore;
Psa 78:28 they fell in the middle of the camp all around the tents.
Psa 78:29 So the people ate and were satisfied; God gave them what they wanted.
Psa 78:30 But they had not yet satisfied their craving and were still eating,
Psa 78:31 when God became angry with them and killed their strongest men, the best young men of Israel.

Psa 106:13 But they quickly forgot what he had done and acted without waiting for his advice.
Psa 106:14 They were filled with craving in the desert and put God to the test;
Psa 106:15 so he gave them what they asked for, but also sent a terrible disease among them.

1Co 10:5 But even then God was not pleased with most of them, and so their dead bodies were scattered over the desert.
1Co 10:6 Now, all of this is an example for us, to warn us not to desire evil things, as they did,

As for the anti-type, will it only be in heaven? I don't think so.God gave us laws on divorce. Therefore, it is OK, right? God gave the laws of divorce because of the the hardness of our hearts, Matthew 19:8 AKJV He said to them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. God permitted meat eating at the flood, even gave rules what should and should not be eaten. What happened to lifespan after the flood?

And you just said the study was skewed. Vegan, vegetarian, or meat eaters.

Regarding the study, occasional meat eaters are not vegetarians. How does their score compare?

Needed?

Or was it permitted? And what did she say was the result to man's lifespan?

Regarding marriage, let's address that in another thread. This thread is specifically for the issue of veganism and the reasons why it is not best for most people.

The reason I mention marriage is that God permits that which is not the best because of the hardness of our hearts. Meat became necessary at the flood, but it was not ideal. The quail I see at in this category. And EGW is also clear that all animal products will need to be given up. Just today, a nurse I work, not an Adventist, said that you just can not trust where our meat comes from any more, and when on to mention some images she saw of sick animals going to slaughter, requiring a forklift to move them. It turned her stomach. And it should! Fortunately, I have an alternative to show her.