From: gts (gts_2000@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Apr 30 2003 - 07:02:01 MDT
Harvey Newstrom wrote:
> So you do see a reason to avoid some meats as unhealthy.
I do not avoid meats, nor do I recommend that others do so. I am merely very
selective about them because of the way modern farmers raise their cattle.
And I do sometimes order natural wild game or range-fed meats.
Again, I mentioned the availability of natural meats to Greg only in order
to help him clarify his position regarding animal foods. As it turns out, he
is a vegetarian largely because he believes he has a moral obligation to be
kind to animals.
You on the other hand argue that you don't like farm-fed meats but you do
not seem to be opposed to the notion of eating natural meats. Or are you? If
you are open to eating natural meats then I would say you are not actually a
vegetarian in any ideological sense.
As for tofu, it does not contain many of the substances found in meats and
it contains many other substances not found in meats. We evolved on meats,
not soy, and I don't try to second-guess nature. I also have reservations
about soy in terms of nutrition science. It contains, among other things,
phytates which disturb the digestion process by binding to minerals.
Phytates are not removed during the process of making tofu (though some
other forms of processed soy do not contain them). Some researchers believe
phytates are "anti-nutrients," while others disagree. I know only this much:
we did not evolve on a diet rich in phytates as found in non-paleolithic
foods like soy.
-gts
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