From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Wed May 15 2002 - 10:34:34 MDT
Samantha Atkins wrote:
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> > On another note, I'll note that there are diseases which vegetarians can
> > catch, which exclusive meat eaters are immune to.... anemia for one,
> > diabetes is another.
> >
>
> I have been anemic when I was a meat-eather and meat-eathers are
> hardly immune to diabetes. Where did you dig up the notion that
> they were?
If they consume large amounts of starches and sugars, yes, they can
become diabetic, but you don't become diabetic on a meat diet.
Furthermore, my assertion is that people who are not normally anemic on
a meat diet will easily become anemic on a vegetarian diet.
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