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[holytoastr]

When I was little my mother was always yelling at me to eat more meat. She said that if I didn't eat lots of meat, my arteries would lose their elasticity and harden up. It never made much sense to me, so I ignored her.

So, do I send her this article?

New research suggests one reason vegetables may be so good for us – a study in mice found that a mixture of five common vegetables reduced hardening of the arteries by 38 percent compared to animals eating a non-vegetable diet.

I think I win. Again.

Comments

[scortia.livejournal.com]

Yeesh I thought this had been proven decades ago... soon they'll say there's evidence that a meat-heavy diet may increase a person's chances of getting colon cancer. X-x

[holytoastr.livejournal.com]

They need to keep proving this stuff over and over again until people like my mom learn that meat is not the secret to perfect health. (Seriously, every time I get sick, my mother yells at me "It's because you don't eat any meat! If you ate meat you'd be more healthy!"

[scortia.livejournal.com]

My mom would say similar things but that was because when I became vegetarian it kicked in a whole new collection of paranoia. She had me tested for anemia 2-3 times. X_x

[holytoastr.livejournal.com]

I got tested for anemia every single year when I went for a check up. It was horrible! (And has developed into an acute fear of doctors.)

I always tested clean, even though the doctor was on her side. He was always telling me to eat more meat because I need the protein. I suggested that maybe my mother should provide other sources of protein, like maybe beans. He didn't like those suggestions but all he ever replied was, "Try to eat more meat."