I have been a vegetarian of some sort several years. I approached vegetarianism pragmatically as someone who wanted to be healthier, live longer and live better for my own self (not to save the world, but wouldn't that be nice if it helped). At some point after my on off period as a vegetarian I realized that somewhere between the transition from meat eater, to becoming a full fledged 100% official vegetarian, I was not healthier for it. My yearly markers, blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL and LDL steadily crept up (I’m a 50 year old male).
An examination of my diet (triggered by reading The China Study) revealed that I essentially replaced cheese consumption for meat consumption. But first the obligatory WHEE blurb (first time WHEEing)
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