Veganism: a disease of the intellect

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There's also the issue of the generally pitiful quality of animal products

available in this country. Perhaps this has helped the Veggie movement gain

speed. Do the benefits of commercially raised meat, milk, and eggs outweigh the

health risks? Most people in this country do not live on a farm that produces

the products we NTers jump through hoops to find. And then there's the cost as

well (this wouldn't be such a big deal if Americans didn't spend so much on

non-food items like Fruit Loops and Pepsi...). Even though my grocery bills are

high now, I'm convinced that the long term health benefits will save me money

and heartache in the future. But then careful planning and delayed

gratification have never been characteristics of the American way of life.

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> IMHO, vegetarianism in

> general and veganism in particular is a disease of the intellect,

I was thinking about that. But really, you can't read any mainstream

nutrition info without being chastised about fat. They are not saying

something like, " while americans do eat too much fat, its still

important to consume animal products for good overall health. "

Instead they are going the other way and giving the approval to

vegetarian diets. The vegetarians are the only ones following

mainstream nutrition advice.