While it does not meet the ethical argument, it does check the boxes for the health and environmental argument. Reducetarian
Tag: vegetarian
famous vegans
Ken Chau is the owner of the Sun Bo Kong vegetarian Chinese restaurant in Vancouver, BC. This is one of my favorite Chinese restaurants in the world! (yes my Indian friends, it is better than “Indian Chinese”). Ken has quotes from famous vegetarians on the wall of his restaurant. Quotes from the web: “One farmer…
nuts for AFIB
A large (61,000 subject) observational study from Sweden published in British Medical Journal in 2018. (With the usual caveats about correlation not causation, non-randomization etc.). Nut consumption ≥3 times/week was associated with an 18% reduced risk of atrial fibrillation. Nuts are a great source of the following nutrients: unsaturated fatty acids protein fiber magnesium, potassium, zinc…
dr. kim williams
He wrote an essay on veganism that sparked an ongoing debate about vegan diet. He did this based on personal experience, his LDL decreased from 170 mg/dL to 90 mg/dL within 6 weeks of switching to a plant based diet. Profile articles on Dr. Williams – in Chicago Tribune and NY Times.
