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Paka

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9. If I went full on vegan and lost 32 lbs.,

Reply to Quemado (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 12:07 AM

Oct 2018

I would end up in hospital, since I only weigh ninety pounds eating occasionally vegetarian. As much as I love vegetables, I can't eat enough without some meat to maintain my weight. I skip a meal and I'm down five pounds almost immediately. Some of us do need small quantities of meat to sustain health. All metabolisms are not equal.

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Why people in rich countries are eating more vegan food [View all] demmiblue Oct 2018 OP

I went vegan 2 years ago Quemado Oct 2018 #1

I went vegan one year ago lagomorph777 Oct 2018 #6

If I went full on vegan and lost 32 lbs., Paka Oct 2018 #9

This is good news, 'cause I'm never going back. byronius Oct 2018 #2

The exerpt doesn't answer the question "Why people in rich countries are eating more vegan food" and Nitram Oct 2018 #3

Strange, I am not a subscriber but I can see/read the whole article. demmiblue Oct 2018 #4

Maybe I have visited the Economist website lately, although I don't remember doing so. Nitram Oct 2018 #5

So what's the bottom line? Why are they doing it? lagomorph777 Oct 2018 #7

I registered for free to get 3 articles a week and read the article. Nitram Oct 2018 #8

Headline writers suck. lagomorph777 Oct 2018 #10