Ginny Messina just published a refutation of “The Vegetarian Myth.” Check it out here >>

Some of the key issues discussed were: dairy, soy, eating disorders, and fat.

Dairy:

“The fact that normal human development—throughout most of the world, at least—results in a decreased ability to digest dairy foods, should provide a major clue that humans did not evolve to consume them. None of this gets even a mention in the book.”

On fat:

“we have no dietary need for either saturated fat or cholesterol—there is no RDA for either. The liver makes all the cholesterol our bodies require. And the two essential fatty acids required by humans—both unsaturated—are found in plant foods.”

About eating disorders:

“There is no evidence—according to these experts—that girls who are vegetarian or vegan are any more likely than anyone else to develop an eating disorder.”

Regarding soy:

“recent research has linked animal protein to earlier puberty and cow’s milk to excessive growth in children. There is no evidence that soy is involved in either; in fact, recent preliminary research suggests that soy could slightly delay puberty in girls.”

Check out the entire article to read the much needed reality check Messina gives to the author of The Vegetarian Myth, Lierre Keith >>

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