I do think you could probably find a doctor that would tell you to stop eating meat. Like Dr. Barnard. But that’s the beauty of getting to take the information we have thrown at us and making our own decisions for ourselves and our families.

Thanks for throwing in your two cents.

Hugs,
Michele

A previous post mentioned that it’s important not to imply that meat makes people fat and that her husband switched back to eating meat without any noticeable changes.

While there may not have been any visible change and he may not have “felt” different, it would be interesting to see what his lipids (HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, etc.), blood pressure, and other “silent” health indicators were like when he did not eat meat versus when he did… Certainly he may have stayed in the healthy range for his BP, cholesterol, etc., but I feel confident in wagering there would be a correlated change in each of those for both dietary styles.

I’ve started reading The China Study by Dr. T. Colin Campbell, a very interesting read in regards to the way a diet based on plant-protein can affect your health versus one based on animal-protein.

But with that said, I do agree “moderation” is an important part in all eating plans. We all need to base our choices on what we feel is best for us and work towards achieving or maintaining good health .

My husband was a vegetrian (no fish either) for 18 years. When he switched back to eating meat, he felt and looked no different. In 18 years he ate no meat except for one time. He was doing work at an old lady’s house, and she came out and presented him with 2 hot dogs. Of all things a vegetarian would not want to eat is, of course, processed hot dogs. But he ate them because he felt it was more important to acknoweldge and accept this sweet offer of generosity and kindness rather than to refuse based upon his vegetariasm. I always appreciated that he saw that as more important.