But before getting into all this, there is the pesky problem of definition. What, exactly, is a vegetarian? As it happens, people who call themselves vegetarians eat many kinds of diets. The least restrictive vegetarians do not eat beef but occasionally eat pork or lamb. Next come the groups that eat no red meats, or restrict poultry, dairy, fish, or eggs. The most restrictive are vegans who eat no foods of animal origin at all.It's as if everyone claims CAFO pork is better for you than grass-fed beef, it must be true...
I've covered this briefly in the past. Vegetarians who eat fish had lower overall incidence levels of cancers than vanilla vegetarians, and both were better than the British Standard Diet eaters. Once again, maybe it isn't meat that's the problem per say, but that people who don't eat it have a better relationship to their food (on average) than people who do (on average). What, exactly, does a vegetarian eat at a fast food restaurant? Do they eat at fast food restaurants? Or do they bring a bag lunch to eat most work days?
Your, "food culture of one," matters. Eat that which doesn't make you sick.
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Here's a good video on the subject: http://meat.org
"Your 'food culture of one' matters. Eat that which doesn't make you sick."
But ... that's "just anecdotal," as the self-proclaimed experts say. The only good information, they say, is from studies funded by big companies who want to see favorable results, and published in journals which make big money by selling ads and article reprints to the same big companies.
I had one of my doctors tell me recently that it would be malpractice for him to make his prescription decisions based on what works for his patients. He said that the only responsible way to prescribe is by following the industry guidelines, and not what his patients say.
Modern medicine is an unmitigated disaster.
One thing I realized. Even people who eat only plant foods, still consume animal protein and fat.
How? Their own body fat and protein.
And then there are the "vegetarians" who are vegetarians only in the sense that they don't eat meat, but they hardly eat any vegetables! Often men, though I've known a few women who eat like this, too - they fill up on grains, perhaps processed soy "fake foods" & beans, and lots o' sugar from fruit and refined, concentrated sugars. Perhaps a handful of "semi-vegetables" passing their lips, such as corn (really it's a starchy grain), tomatoes (truly a fruit), carrots (a root), potatoes (a tuber), and maybe avocados (also a fruit). I've known many of this type of "vegetarian" and almost none of them actually cook (take-out or heat & serve is the norm); most are overweight and at relatively young ages their doctors warn them of impending diabetes and HT.
Even with all the fat & meat, fowl, and fish I eat, I easily eat more quantity and variety of vegetables than they usually do.
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