Reply to a comment  Reply to this comment  ctmcmull writes:  Are
these links causal, or merely correlative? That is, are the sort
of people who adopt a restrictive vegetarian diet also more
likely the sort to be more careful about the quality of their
food generally, less likely to smoke, more likely to exercise?
Probably, but that's more of a demographic relationship than a
statement about eating meat.  Here's an idea: hunt, gather, or
grow your own food - veggies, fruits, nuts, and animals - and
quit worrying about this stuff. C'mon, man, we've evolved as
wide-ranging, opportunistic omnivores. It's unseemly and preachy
to pretend otherwise.  I'll keep my chickens and deer meat; you
can keep your powerful lentil flatulence.