A reader letter in which Adam Evenson recounts giving up meat in 1968 after doctors and friends warned him he would die of malnutrition without it.
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Diet
Vegan diet provides many health benefits
Dietitian Vandana Sheth tells HealthDay that well-planned vegan diets are nutritionally adequate and suit every life stage, including childhood, pregnancy and athletics. Research ties vegetarian and vegan eating to lower cholesterol and blood pressure and less heart disease and diabetes.
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Clinton: being a vegan prevents and cures heart disease
Bill Clinton went vegan after heart surgery on advice from Dean Ornish and Caldwell Esselstyn, dropping meat, dairy, eggs and nearly all oil. He lost considerable weight and says he feels more energetic; Ornish holds that a plant-based diet can reverse heart disease in most people.
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