Hi Steve Thanks for debating this. Re he ADA I was making the point that they will not or do not endorse or approve any diet But I remember in one of the...
Hi Rob, I would also appreciate some information on your sources. You state that studies show vegetarians are not healthier, that we cannot get enough omega...
Hi Rob, This is a fascinating discussion. I believe that the whole protein craze is a myth. But first-You wrote 'look at the animals..' Actually, if we look...
Hi, We are a Christian prayer group that has been meeting every Monday for nearly two years to pray for animals and animal concerns. Specifically, we gather...
Very well said, Gregory. The only flaw I see is that the customary claim of flesh-eaters is not that we are natural carnivores, or resemble carnivores in our...
Very important point, Rod. Regardless of the supposedly "need" that humans might have of flesh, there is no moral or ethical argument that would be conducive...
Heather I could not help but notice in your reply to Rob that you are a dietician, and especially that you are correcting some of the great myths about...
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I think Rob has some valid points in regards to general ideas about what an *optimal* diet would be for *superior* growth and development of the physical human...
In a message dated 8/2/2007 4:07:44 PM Central Daylight Time, jegadoss@... writes: I think the difference here is the same as that between the way of...
Hi Heather Thanks for debating this with me. Meat is a low fat food – lean red meat has 64% protein to 36% fat. This is a fat content about half of what our...
Stephen – thanks for discussing this and you make some excellent points - Rob ... From: christianveg@yahoogroups.com [mailto:christianveg@yahoogroups.com]On ...
... Just because The Zone (the 40:30:30 ratio fad diet) was the best out of the group of fad diets the ADA was examining doesn't mean that it is the best diet...
Rob, In regards to some of your comments (I think Steve Kaufman addressed most of your other points). To clarify, I don't believe that a vegan diet is less...
Hello, everyone! I'm writing because a conversation I had with some friends the other night has left me with a lot on my mind. We were discussing the foods...
Rob, Low-fat foods are considered those foods with 10% of calories from fat or lower. Meat is definitely not low-fat. While lean meat has lower fat than other...
I just want to add my source for the DRI's. Fat, carbohydrate, and protein are on page 5. http://www.iom.edu/Object.File/Master/21/372/0.pdf Heather ... ...
Hi Alicia You could say that it is better to hold some animals sacred rather than none at all. But the reasons for not eating certain animals are as you say, ...
It is amazing how people categorize. I think one factor is conditioning. No one clamors for pig's milk or cat's milk, even if it would taste similar to cow's...
Hi, Rob. As a vegan female who owns a cat, I have to tell you that they are very affectionate and loving animals. Very different from dogs, but nonetheless...
Hello, everyone! thanks so much for your responses to my messages. It's fun to see an active list. In order to avoid sending a lot of little messages, I'll...
Heather, An excellent and informative email. But on page 6 of your ADA reference the DRI for an adult male is 130g of carbohydrates and 56g of protein. This...
Thanks, Stephen. I can see how consuming bee-honey means supporting animal exploitation. In principle, there's no difference between exploiting cows for their...
thanks for welcoming me alicia...i was vegan for about 9 years,then when my husband and me seperated i took the decision to go back to being veggie.my children...
... Rabbits are not carnivores (though they will eat their babies if they are overcrowded or otherwise in a bad situation.) Cows (which can make good pets that...
... Fish are lower on the food chain but still fairly high compared to things like shrimp. What about locusts, grubs, ants -- all insects that people in some ...
Cows are naturally social creatures who enjoy hanging out with other cows, so you may want to look at two cows, so they can keep each other company. A solitary...