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A Continuation of Ahimsa
In A Vegetarian Sourcebook (1983), author Keith Akers observes:
"Much has been made over the virtues of chicken and fish in comparison to
red meats such as beef and pork. It has been said that eating chicken and
fish will aid in the prevention of heart disease, because these meats are
relatively lower in fat and contain more unsaturated than saturated fat,
thus helping to lower cholesterol levels. Unfortunately, these claims are
not supported by the evidence. Studies in which human volunteers switched
from diets including beef and eggs, to one including fish and chicken showed
that serum cholesterol levels were not appreciably lowered by switching to
chicken and fish.
"And an examination of the nutritional data suggests an explanation: while
it is true that chicken and fish contain less fat than beef, it is also true
that chicken and fish contain about twice as much cholesterol per calorie as
does beef. Indeed, some seafoods (such as crab, shrimp, and lobster) are
exceptionally high in cholesterol content.
"All of these diverse theories have roughly the same dietary implications.
Meat is high in cholesterol, saturated fat, and total fat. Plant foods, by
contrast, are usually low in saturated fat and total fat, and contain zero
cholesterol. Vegetarians have lower levels of serum cholesterol than do
meat-eaters, with total vegetarians (vegans) having the lowest levels of
all."
Keith Akers in A Vegetarian Sourcebook (1983), writes:
"It becomes a question of your money or your life. We may eventually
acquire, through sheer technological prowess, the ability to cure or at
least cope with these (degenerative) diseases, but we'll have to pay for it,
and pay dearly (health care costs).
"And it is all so unnecessary. For the most part, we know what causes heart
disease; we know what causes cancer. Through dietary reform we could
probably cut the incidents of heart disease and cancer by 60% to 80%...
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