Vegan related topics, why choose vegan?

*The standard American diet has been devastating to the health of our nation's youth. The rates of obesity, asthma, & juvenile diabetes among our children are soaring, & all of these are linked to the high-fat, meat and dairy-based diet.

*It's an automatic cholesterol cutter.
Dietary cholesterol, which causes heart disease, is found only in animal products.

*An American male meat-eater has a 50% chance of dying of a heart attack, compared to virtually NO chance for a vegan.

*Meat, dairy products, & eggs are laden with saturated fat & cholesterol, which make us fat & lethargic in the short term & lead to clogged arteries & heart attacks in the long term.

*Vegans do not need to combine foods at each meal to get "complete protein."
All grains, legumes, veggies, nuts & seeds provide all the essential amino acids. By contrast, too much protein, especially animal protein, can cause people to excrete calcium through their urine & increase their risk of osteoporosis. Too much protein can also strain the kidneys, leading to kidney disease.

*Milk is loaded with fat & cholesterol & contains an ever increasing variety of pesticides & antibiotics that are fed to cows.
You can get all of the calcium you need from the plant world.

*The human body makes all the cholesterol it needs, & when extra cholesterol is eaten, only 100 mg per day can be eliminated - the rest begins clogging the arteries.
Women who eat eggs daily triple their rate of breast cancer.
Eggs are a primary source of salmonella, which sickens millions & causes up to 3,800 food-related deaths in the US each year.

*The flesh of fish can accumulate toxins up to 9 million times as concentrated as the waters they live in.
Fish on farms are fed antibiotics that are passed along to humans, impairing the immune system.
According to the Centers For Disease Control & Prevention, 325,000 people get sick & some die every year in the US from eating contaminated fish & other sea animals.

*Vegetables are actually a better source of iron than meat.
The trouble many people have is eating too many dairy products, which are iron deficient & tend to inhibit it's absorbtion.

*It isn't true that vitamins D & B12 are found only in animal foods.
Spending 15 minutes in the sun each day will cause your body to produce all the vitamin D it requires.
Vitamin B12 is found in fortified soy milks & cereals & in vitamin supplements.