I was thrilled to read about how the University is taking steps toward healthier food ("Dining Services Serves Healthy Changes," Feb. 3). There is, however, one healthy, environmentally friendly and easy way to cut down the pounds: add more vegan food.
Modern medical studies have proved that, contrary to popular belief, meat is unquestionably implicated in heart disease, strokes and many other diseases. Furthermore, as the American Dietetic Association's position paper on vegetarianism states, "[A]ppropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases."
Dr. William Castelli, director of the Framingham Heart Study, the longest-running epidemiological study in medical history, reports, "Vegetarians have the best diet. They have the lowest rates of coronary disease of any group in the country ... they have a fraction of our heart attack rate, and they have only 40 percent of our cancer rate. ... On the average they outlive other men by about six years now. And they outlive other women by about three years."
Meat, dairy and eggs are the leading causes of saturated fat and cholesterol in the American diet, contributing to an obesity epidemic that no doubt includes that "freshman 15." If students and the University want to reduce waistlines and increase overall health, eating more plant-based meals is the way to go. For more information about the benefits of vegan diets and to receive your free DVD, visit www.peta2.com.
Modern medical studies have proved that, contrary to popular belief, meat is unquestionably implicated in heart disease, strokes and many other diseases. Furthermore, as the American Dietetic Association's position paper on vegetarianism states, "[A]ppropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases."
Dr. William Castelli, director of the Framingham Heart Study, the longest-running epidemiological study in medical history, reports, "Vegetarians have the best diet. They have the lowest rates of coronary disease of any group in the country ... they have a fraction of our heart attack rate, and they have only 40 percent of our cancer rate. ... On the average they outlive other men by about six years now. And they outlive other women by about three years."
Meat, dairy and eggs are the leading causes of saturated fat and cholesterol in the American diet, contributing to an obesity epidemic that no doubt includes that "freshman 15." If students and the University want to reduce waistlines and increase overall health, eating more plant-based meals is the way to go. For more information about the benefits of vegan diets and to receive your free DVD, visit www.peta2.com.
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