Acidus wrote:
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] On a side note of the 3 or 4 vegetarians I know, 2 currently
] are having to eat meat on doctors orders due to illness and
] general health.

I'm following Dr. Dean Ornish's Diet, which basically means no animal products except fat-free yogurt, fat-free milk, and egg whites. It has been tested and shown to reduce the risk heart disease, induce weight loss, and provide adequate nutrition. So I suppose you can eat an unhealthy vegetarian diet as well as a healthy one.

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