Hi guys!
SO a lot of us are here for enviro or ethical reasons rather than health...
But my neurotic (beyond belief) oncologist sister has been teetering on the edge of veg for about a decade and is finally considering going veg or even vegan for health reasons.
I tried coming at it from an ethical or enviro standpoint but she doesn't see things that way and is one of those people too busy to care and who justifies her own energy (needed to save others) etc. etc. (yes, I could go into that and the myth that people are tired when they go veggo...
I for one have WAY more energy. But I digress...)
Her one sticking point is chicken, which she sees as a soulless and safe protein source. She won't touch dairy or red meat or processed meat but chicken she eats like there's no tomorrow.
I assumed there were studies showing animal protein in general isn't great for you (I know there are many saying it isn't necessary) but I couldn't find any.
Is there any argument for white meat raising cancer risk, as well as red?
Or is she doing ok from a health perspective and from an ethical standpoint is the only angle that will tip things further? If that makes sense (it's 6am here... sorry...)
Or should I just be happy she's cut back on the others and glad she's happy about it too!
Not trying to be the pushy veg sister but I just think she's a bit misguided!
Yes, she's an oncologist but they learned nothing about diet etc, of course...
:nerd:
SO a lot of us are here for enviro or ethical reasons rather than health...
But my neurotic (beyond belief) oncologist sister has been teetering on the edge of veg for about a decade and is finally considering going veg or even vegan for health reasons.
I tried coming at it from an ethical or enviro standpoint but she doesn't see things that way and is one of those people too busy to care and who justifies her own energy (needed to save others) etc. etc. (yes, I could go into that and the myth that people are tired when they go veggo...
I for one have WAY more energy. But I digress...)
Her one sticking point is chicken, which she sees as a soulless and safe protein source. She won't touch dairy or red meat or processed meat but chicken she eats like there's no tomorrow.
I assumed there were studies showing animal protein in general isn't great for you (I know there are many saying it isn't necessary) but I couldn't find any.
Is there any argument for white meat raising cancer risk, as well as red?
Or is she doing ok from a health perspective and from an ethical standpoint is the only angle that will tip things further? If that makes sense (it's 6am here... sorry...)
Or should I just be happy she's cut back on the others and glad she's happy about it too!
Not trying to be the pushy veg sister but I just think she's a bit misguided!
Yes, she's an oncologist but they learned nothing about diet etc, of course...
:nerd: