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The Dangers of Soy: A Vegan's Conundrum

Posted by ljcap on Thursday, 09 July 2015 in Food

Two percent of American's are vegan. Without traditional sources of protein (meat, dairy, etc), where do they get it from? Tofu, a product of unfermented soy curds, is a main source. This bouncy, little, flavorless chunk of legume based extract is as dangerous (apparently) as it is plain. Many healt...

Real Men Eat Meat

Posted by rackfokus on Wednesday, 23 July 2014 in Food

Real men eat meat. They kill it and then they grill it. That's the stereotype, or cliche, that's about as old as time. At a recent barbecue in Brooklyn, N.Y., a half-dozen guys who resist that particular cultural stereotype gathered together. Many of them are muscled semi-professional athletes, in...

Heart Disease is 32 Percent Lower for Vegetarians

Posted by amir on Friday, 01 February 2013 in Food

Meat consumption around the world has been on the rise as incomes have grown. In the United States, more meat is consumed than anywhere else. For many, a meal simply is not a meal if it does not have at least a half-pound of flesh on it. Vegetarianism has been in practice by large groups for quite a...

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Maggie Q Fights Climate Change With Diet Change

Posted by amir on Sunday, 27 January 2013 in Human Health

"Nikita" star Maggie Q has stripped for a cause close to her heart. The actress reveals all in a new People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) campaign poster aimed at convincing people to eliminate meat products from their diet. The edgy new PETA billboard reads, "Fight Climate ...

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Meatless Monday's

Posted by bchristo on Sunday, 07 October 2012 in Agriculture

Let's all pledge to eat less meat, even if it is just for one day. Sign up to take part in Meatless Monday's, a national movement aimed at doing good for yourself and the environment. Every Monday you can join thousands of other people who choose to take meat out of their food equation for...

Turkey-free Thanksgiving in Balboa Park

Posted by bchristo on Tuesday, 22 November 2011 in Food

No roast turkey with cracklin’ brown skin graced the groaning boards. Nor was there a pat of butter in sight to slather on the rolls, or a poof of whipped cream to dot the pumpkin pie. Yet, none of these trimmings were missed among the The more than 200 people who partook of the vegan vic...

Is Organic Food the Answer?

Posted by amir on Tuesday, 07 June 2011 in Food

Well, that depends on the question. Of all the things I write about – energy, the greening of business, the politics and policy of climate change, geoengineering – food is by far the most emotional. With near-religious fervor, people debate the merits or demerits of, broadly speaking, two ways to p...