By WC Douglass MD
Have you ever noticed how vegans tend to look and act like "Addams Family" rejects? It's not a coincidence -- it's the lack of B vitamins.
But that's not the only downside of a meat-free diet. The changes on the inside are even worse than the ones on the outside -- and a new study confirms the warning I issued years ago: The vegan diet will kill you.
The analysis of dozens of studies published over the past 30 years found that vegans miss out on iron, zinc, vitamin B12 and omega-3 fatty acids. No surprise there.
It all adds up to a higher risk of hardened arteries, blood clots, and a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, according to the study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
The researchers also found that vegans have higher levels of the inflammation marker homocysteine -- a much more accurate measure of heart risk than cholesterol -- and low levels of HDL cholesterol.
Now, I know some vegans are already writing angry emails, but stop your typing for a moment and hug a bunny instead. I already know what you're going to say: "But meat eaters have an even higher heart risk!"
No, they don't. The meat-eaters used in the studies you're about to cite aren't healthy low-carb dieters, but people who get their meats the usual way: on a sesame-seed bun, with a side of fries.
Vegans never want compare themselves to low-carb meat eaters -- because they'll lose every time.
So here's my advice: put the bunny down... and eat it!
OK, I'm half-kidding... Rabbit meat is fine, but not everyone can go right from hugging Thumper to cooking him -- so get yourself a nice cut of beef instead.
Hunting wabbits,
William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.
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