Guest guest Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Robert Cohen http://www.notmilk.com Over the 14 years that I have been lecturing, writing columns, and attending health conferences, I've been witness to ten major myths promoted by various anti-vegan groups such as the dairy industry, meat industry, Weston Price Lost-and- Foundation, and www.mercola.idiot. THE TEN MYTHS Top Reasons NOT To Be Vegetarian 1) Meat eaters have lower rates of heart disease than do vegetarians. 2) Meat eating men make for better lovers because they have higher rates of the male sex hormone. 3) Meat eaters have lower rates of all of the major diseases than do vegetarians. 4) Vegetarians have higher mortality rates than meat eaters. 5) A vegetarian diet is not appropriate for a pregnant woman or nursing mother. 6) Children born to vegetarians are smaller than children born to meat eaters. 7) Meat eaters obtain more vitamins and nutrients than vegetarians, because the animals they eat also consume vegetables. 8) It is a proven fact that vegetarians have higher rates of heart disease than meat eaters. 9) Meat eaters have lower rates of diabetes than do vegetarians. 10) Meat eaters have lower rates of breast cancer than do vegetarians. ___ ONE BY ONE, LET'S DISPEL THOSE MYTHS ___ 1) Meat eaters have lower rates of heart disease than do vegetarians. " Significant atherosclerosis is rare in peoples whose diet over the life span is predominantly vegetarian and low in calories, total lipids, saturated lipids and cholesterol. " Nutrition and Athersclerosis by Louis Katz. 1958 ____ 2) Meat eating men make for better lovers because they have higher rates of the male sex hormone. " The study measured testosterone levels in 696 Oxford University men. Of the study participants, 233 were vegan (ate no animal products) and 237 were vegetarian (ate milk and dairy products). The remaining 237 subjects were men who ate meat on most days of the week...vegans had higher testosterone levels than vegetarians and meat eaters. " British Journal of Cancer, 83(1), July 2000 ____ 3) Meat eaters have lower rates of all of mankind's major diseases than do vegetarians. " Scientific data suggest positive relationships between a vegetarian diet and reduced risk for several chronic degenerative diseases and conditions, including obesity, coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and some types of cancer. " Journal of American Dietetic Association, 11/97, 97(1) ____ 4) Vegetarians have higher mortality rates than meat eaters. " Vegetarians often have lower mortality rates from several chronic degenerative diseases than do non vegetarians. " British Medical Journal, 1996; 313 ____ 5) A vegetarian diet is not appropriate for a pregnant woman or nursing mother. " Vegan diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including during pregnancy and lactation. " Am J Clin Nutr. 1994;59(suppl):1176S-1181S. ____ 6) Children born to vegetarians are smaller than children born to meat eaters. " Vegan diets can meet the nutrient and energy needs of pregnant women. Birth weights of infants born to well nourished vegetarian women have been shown to be similar to birth-weight norms and to birth weights of infants of non vegetarians. " Pediatrics. 1989;84 ____ 7) Meat eaters obtain more vitamins and nutrients than vegetarians, because the animals they eat also consume vegetables. " Vegetarian diets offer disease protection benefits because higher concentration of antioxidants such as vitamins C and E, carotenoids, and phytochemicals. " Am J Clin Nutr. 1996;63(suppl) ____ 8) It is a proven fact that vegetarians have higher rates of heart disease than meat eaters. " Mortality from coronary artery disease is lower in vegetarians than in non vegetarians. " British Medical Journal, 1994; 308 ____ 9) Meat eaters have lower rates of diabetes than do vegetarians. " Type 2 diabetes mellitus is less likely to be a cause of death in vegetarians than non vegetarians. " Am J Clin Nutr. 1988;48(suppl) ____ 10) Meat eaters have lower rates of breast cancer than do vegetarians. " Breast cancer rates are lower in populations that consume plant based diets. " American Cancer Society Cancer Facts and Figures, 1994 ____ Real science overwhelmingly supports the conclusion that a plant-based diet make for healthier people. Robert Cohen http://www.notmilk.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Number 9 is so not true. I know someone who is a recovered diabetic and did the meat and dairy thing for years. Then he went to Korea for two weeks and the gut he couldn't lose he finally did--and realized he could eat mostly vegetables and vegetable protein and still keep a lo-carb diet and remain not diabetic. Since then, he eats a LOT less meat and dairy. The strange thing about the below is I know for a fact that the reverse of all of them is true. LOL On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 10:46 AM, flower child <zurumato wrote: Robert Cohenhttp://www.notmilk.com Over the 14 years that I have been lecturing,writing columns, and attending health conferences,I've been witness to ten major myths promotedby various anti-vegan groups such as the dairyindustry, meat industry, Weston Price Lost-and- Foundation, and www.mercola.idiot.THE TEN MYTHSTop Reasons NOT To Be Vegetarian1) Meat eaters have lower rates of heart diseasethan do vegetarians.2) Meat eating men make for better lovers because they have higher rates of the male sex hormone.3) Meat eaters have lower rates of all of themajor diseases than do vegetarians.4) Vegetarians have higher mortality rates thanmeat eaters.5) A vegetarian diet is not appropriate for a pregnant woman or nursing mother.6) Children born to vegetarians are smallerthan children born to meat eaters.7) Meat eaters obtain more vitamins and nutrientsthan vegetarians, because the animals they eat also consume vegetables.8) It is a proven fact that vegetarians have higherrates of heart disease than meat eaters.9) Meat eaters have lower rates of diabetes thando vegetarians.10) Meat eaters have lower rates of breast cancer than do vegetarians.___ONE BY ONE, LET'S DISPEL THOSE MYTHS___1) Meat eaters have lower rates of heart diseasethan do vegetarians. " Significant atherosclerosis is rare in peopleswhose diet over the life span is predominantlyvegetarian and low in calories, total lipids,saturated lipids and cholesterol. " Nutrition and Athersclerosis by Louis Katz. 1958 ____2) Meat eating men make for better lovers becausethey have higher rates of the male sex hormone. " The study measured testosterone levels in 696Oxford University men. Of the study participants, 233 were vegan (ate no animal products) and 237were vegetarian (ate milk and dairy products).The remaining 237 subjects were men who ate meaton most days of the week...vegans had highertestosterone levels than vegetarians and meat eaters. " British Journal of Cancer, 83(1), July 2000____3) Meat eaters have lower rates of all ofmankind's major diseases than do vegetarians. " Scientific data suggest positive relationships between a vegetarian diet and reduced risk forseveral chronic degenerative diseases and conditions,including obesity, coronary artery disease,hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and sometypes of cancer. " Journal of American Dietetic Association, 11/97, 97(1)____4) Vegetarians have higher mortality rates thanmeat eaters. " Vegetarians often have lower mortality rates from several chronic degenerative diseases thando non vegetarians. " British Medical Journal, 1996; 313____5) A vegetarian diet is not appropriate for apregnant woman or nursing mother. " Vegan diets are appropriate for all stages of thelife cycle, including during pregnancy and lactation. " Am J Clin Nutr. 1994;59(suppl):1176S-1181S.____ 6) Children born to vegetarians are smallerthan children born to meat eaters. " Vegan diets can meet the nutrient and energy needsof pregnant women. Birth weights of infants bornto well nourished vegetarian women have been shown to be similar to birth-weight norms and to birthweights of infants of non vegetarians. " Pediatrics. 1989;84____7) Meat eaters obtain more vitamins and nutrients than vegetarians, because the animals they eat alsoconsume vegetables. " Vegetarian diets offer disease protection benefitsbecause higher concentration of antioxidants suchas vitamins C and E, carotenoids, and phytochemicals. " Am J Clin Nutr. 1996;63(suppl)____8) It is a proven fact that vegetarians have higherrates of heart disease than meat eaters. " Mortality from coronary artery disease is lower in vegetarians than in non vegetarians. " British Medical Journal, 1994; 308____9) Meat eaters have lower rates of diabetes thando vegetarians. " Type 2 diabetes mellitus is less likely to be a cause of death in vegetarians than non vegetarians. " Am J Clin Nutr. 1988;48(suppl)____10) Meat eaters have lower rates of breast cancer thando vegetarians. " Breast cancer rates are lower in populations thatconsume plant based diets. " American Cancer Society Cancer Facts and Figures, 1994____Real science overwhelmingly supports the conclusion that a plant-based diet make for healthier people.Robert Cohenhttp://www.notmilk.com--- To send an email to -! Groups Links<*> / <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional<*> To change settings online go to: /join ( ID required)<*> To change settings via email: -digest -fullfeatured <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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