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Re: Virtues of Veganism?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 6 Jun 2001 14:22:38 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Daniel Jassim writes:
> > It has been demonstrated
> > (I'll try and find the cite, but it was on paper and I've never sought it on
> > the web) that modern societies that suddenly become more economically secure
> > invariably add more meat to their diets when possible.
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> Precisely, like in Japan and look at their alarming rise in heart disease.
I'd be a fool to deny that there's a connection, but I wonder if other
newly-acquired habits have likewise contributed to this rise. For instance
(and I ask both rhetorically and because I don't know), how has the
incidence of cigarette smoking changed during this time, or how has the
level of daily stress changed? I'd be further interested to see a
time:heart-disease graph to see how long it took to rise after the war.
> But you know there are many cultures that ARE fundementally
> vegetarian -- Hindus, Buddhists, various African tribes, even some Native
> American tribes.
Undeniably--I was just voicing a caution that some might summarily equate
vegetarianism with morality, when it's not automatically the case.
Dave!
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| (...) That's a good idea! I remember a segment on "20/20" regarding the modern Japanese lifestyle, particularly Tokyo businessmen. Yeah, I do believe they mentioned more cigarette smoking, LONG ass-kicking hours at stressful jobs (away from family), (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Hmmm, yeah I see what you mean but I sense the people of these countries share a deeper connection with the land (they do tend to be farmers) so they're is that respect for nature. (...) Precisely, like in Japan and look at their alarming rise (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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