15 Myths & Truths On Vegetarianism: #10
Posted by Guy in Nutrition & Lifestyle on 30. Mar, 2012 | No Comments
Myth #10: Soy products are adequate substitutes for meat and dairy products. It is typical for vegans and vegetarians in the Western world to rely on various soy products for their protein needs. There is little doubt that the billion-dollar soy industry has profited immensely from the anti-cholesterol, anti-meat gospel of current nutritional thought. Whereas, [...]
15 Myths & Truths On Vegetarianism: #9
Posted by Guy in Nutrition & Lifestyle on 25. Feb, 2012 | No Comments
Myth #9: Meat and saturated fat consumption have increased in the 20th century, with a corresponding increase in heart disease and cancer. Truthfully, the statistics do not bear out such fancies. Butter consumption has plummeted from 18 lb (8.165 kg) per person a year in 1900, to less than 5 lb (2.27 kg) per person [...]
15 Myths & Truths On Vegetarianism: #8
Posted by Guy in Nutrition & Lifestyle on 30. Jan, 2012 | No Comments
Myth #8: The “cave man” diet was low-fat and/or vegetarian. Humans evolved as vegetarians. Our Paleolithic ancestors were hunter-gatherers, and three schools of thought have developed as to what their diet was like. One group argues for a high-fat and animal-based diet supplemented with seasonal fruits, berries, nuts, root vegetables and wild grasses. The second [...]
15 Myths & Truths On Vegetarianism: #5
Posted by Guy in Bone Health, Nutrition & Lifestyle on 30. Oct, 2011 | 1 Comment
Myth #5: Meat-eating causes osteoporosis, kidney disease, heart disease, and cancer. Oftentimes, vegans and vegetarians will try to scare people into avoiding animal foods and fats by claiming that vegetarian diets offer protection from certain chronic diseases like the ones listed below. Such claims, however, are hard to reconcile with historical and anthropological facts. All [...]
15 Myths & Truths On Vegetarianism: #3
Posted by Guy in Nutrition & Lifestyle on 30. Aug, 2011 | No Comments
Myth #3: Our needs for vitamin D can be met by sunlight. It is not really a vegetarian myth per se, it is widely believed that one’s vitamin D needs can be met simply by exposing one’s skin to the sun’s rays for 15-20 minutes a few times a week. Concerns about vitamin D deficiencies [...]
