IT'S amazing what you can find out when you're wired up.

As a leading web journalist type, I get reams of interesting facts and figures emailed direct to my computer screen, ready to share with you, the loyal readers of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph.

One that really caught my eye recently was a new survey carried out on behalf of the Linda McCartney range of vegetarian foods which showed that vegetarians actually feel healthier than non-vegetarians and suffer from fewer colds and similar minor ailments.

"The survey shows that vegetarians tend to be far more knowledgeable about what they eat and to make more informed food choices than non-vegetarians," said Dr David Lewis, the independent researcher who analysed findings of the study.

Other great facts that have come up from this research and other studies show that there are six times more vegetarians in England than there are people who attend football matches! Check out the Vegetarian Society website for more details.

www.vegsoc.org/