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Originally Posted by nixxbox  It certainly doesn't support the point that vegan diet is the healthiest diet there is. |
I don't really think that "the point that vegan diet is the healthiest diet there is" was stated specifically in the article or this thread, though perhaps implied.
Maybe the paleo diet
is better for some people, and I would offer appreciation to anyone taking that choice, as it does eliminate beef & pork from the diet, and that is a good step in the context of the OP.
Diet is so much like religion to many people. For me, I adopted a vegan diet in Sept of 2007 when enough evidence and information convinced me that it was worth a 30-day trial. I went from a final fast-food cheeseburger on 9/23, to eating up the last of the fish in the freezer on 9/24, to intending completely vegan on 9/25. With occasional bumps along the way, it's a permanent change for me.
I did a 30 day trial with my husband, and I'm really glad we went straight to vegan, as the changes were mind-boggling. By the end of 3 weeks, we were completely convinced that this was the way to go.
I did this specifically for health and nutrition, but as I learned more and more, I'm psyched about the side effects of environmental friendliness and Animal Rights. I'm also aware that some would take offense at my calling Animal Rights a side effect. Whatever. Any reason that a person has for embracing a plant-based way of eating is fine in my book.
I think it's awesome that chrisrushton is trying a 30 day veg trial, and I trust that there will be others finding this article or discussion the tipping point, others who may never post here. For that reason more than any other, I'm thrilled that Steve posted this article.