It's true. Eating meat and/or dairy is as bad for your health as smoking cigarettes or prolonged exposure to asbestos.
T. Colin Campbell wrote The China Study, which unequivocally shows the direct link between eating animal protein and a plethora of the most common diseases (all types of cancer, coronary heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis...).
He also gave the talk I've embedded here. He presents research data that show the direct correlation of casein (the protein in milk) and cancer. Even more damning is that based on the International Agency for Research on Cancer's own definition, casein should be classified as a carcinogen.
But it's not just casein. Looking at the correlation of animal fat intake to breast cancer rates around the world, there is once again an undeniable link between the two. His conclusion is clear. All animal proteins are unhealthy.
It is really sad that something so profound and essential to the health and well-being of everyone on the planet is something that gets little if any attention. Even the American Cancer Society is pathetic in this regard. Despite this evidence, they still list animal products and recipes on their web site that increase the risk of cancer.
I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised. Meat and dairy are big business. They get massive subsidies to produce their carcinogenic products. They're also quite influential on everything from the USDA's nutrition guidelines to the national school lunch program. And of course these products will never go away. Despite all the evidence and warning labels on tobacco, a fifth of the US population still smokes.
But I am optimistic. I do think the evidence will win out eventually. It will probably be in a country other than the US, and it may take a decade or two. If I had the money, I would force the issue myself. I can't think of a better way to spend a billion dollars than to compete against the current school lunch program and give free, tasty, plant-based meals (and accompanying information) to all the kids in all the schools nationwide.
And who knows, maybe someday we'll see something like this in the supermarket.
T. Colin Campbell wrote The China Study, which unequivocally shows the direct link between eating animal protein and a plethora of the most common diseases (all types of cancer, coronary heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis...).
He also gave the talk I've embedded here. He presents research data that show the direct correlation of casein (the protein in milk) and cancer. Even more damning is that based on the International Agency for Research on Cancer's own definition, casein should be classified as a carcinogen.
But it's not just casein. Looking at the correlation of animal fat intake to breast cancer rates around the world, there is once again an undeniable link between the two. His conclusion is clear. All animal proteins are unhealthy.
It is really sad that something so profound and essential to the health and well-being of everyone on the planet is something that gets little if any attention. Even the American Cancer Society is pathetic in this regard. Despite this evidence, they still list animal products and recipes on their web site that increase the risk of cancer.
But I am optimistic. I do think the evidence will win out eventually. It will probably be in a country other than the US, and it may take a decade or two. If I had the money, I would force the issue myself. I can't think of a better way to spend a billion dollars than to compete against the current school lunch program and give free, tasty, plant-based meals (and accompanying information) to all the kids in all the schools nationwide.
And who knows, maybe someday we'll see something like this in the supermarket.
The first chink in the armor of the vegan diet:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/hl_afp/healthfooddietaustraliavietnam
Posted by: Joe | July 03, 2009 at 01:00 AM
A quote from the article:
"The magnitude of the association [between vegan diets and bone density] is clinically insignificant".
I wonder what the correlation between bone density and body weight is? My hypothesisis that vegans are lighter and thus don't require as strong of a frame as an overweight meat eater would.
Posted by: Dave Cortright | July 03, 2009 at 12:16 PM