"jps" wrote in message
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On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:50:35 -0800, Eddie
wrote:

On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:54:03 -0800, jps wrote:



I went without eating beef for 15 years, not because of my health but
because of the perversity of supporting a system that plunders our
country's resources.

Vegetarians, in my experience, are more likely to be aware of their
own health and the health of the environment. No wonder the Bigot
Steve doesn't understand them.
There is no scientific or medical evidence that vegetarians live
longer or are healthier than non-vegetarians.*
Eddie

*Dr. Dean Edell on KGO radio, SF CA

I can come up with any number of quotes from reputable doctors who'd
say exactly the opposite.

How about heart disease and ingesting animal fat. Think there's no
correlation?


There's some evidence that a severely restricted diet increases life
expectancy, but it doesn't sound like much fun.

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