Very interesting pro vegan
article on
usatuday.com here are few fragments:
As lead singer for Jefferson Starship, Grace Slick survived on a diet of rock and roll excess. But these days she's down-to-earth, food-wise: She's a vegan.
"I'm in good health and people want to know what I do to be this way. Vegetarian is a slippery word," says Slick, who also sang for Starship's earlier incarnation, Jefferson Airplane. "I don't eat cheese, I don't eat duck — the point is I'm vegan."
"I wasn't always a vegetarian, I didn't care about animals one way or the other, they were part of the scenery," says Slick. "Until one day on tour, I saw a baby panda. I thought that it was the most fabulous animal in the world and made a different kind of connection. I began to understand how animals were part of the greater scheme and I stopped eating them."
"If you are vegan you feel considerably healthier," says Campbell who grew up on a Virginia dairy farm. "You live longer; it reduces blood pressure, and there's some evidence that it reduces cataract incidences, Alzheimer's disease, and the risk of osteoporosis."
The American Cancer Society has stated that there is ample evidence that diets high in red meat and dairy are linked to an increased risk of prostate cancer. In fact, most doctors recommend that those at risk for prostate cancer eat a diet high in vegetables — specifically grapefruit, watermelon, and tomatoes.
"I watched my family and friends dying from the excess of our lifestyle. I am the only one of a group of 10 friends who hasn't had heart disease or cancer or died. Six have already died," says Lyman. "Once you know the facts, I don't believe you can do anything other than change your diet."
