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Re:Being vegan isn’t as good for humanity as you think by jahewson on Sunday August 14, 2016 @01:26PM (#12286422)
> Overall, it's quite obvious that the medical costs of today are extremely large mostly due to overconsumption of animal products.

Whoa there, you have no evidence for that claim. The medical impacts of sugar and corn syrup for example have been a disaster. Probably more so than excessive meat. You can't single-out meat, Americans overconsume everything.

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Re:Being vegan isn’t as good for humanity as you think by crustygirl on Sunday August 14, 2016 @04:39PM (#12287232)
There's no evidence for sugar and corn syrup that is better than evidence for animal products.

Robert Lustig's bitter truth is a complete lie.

Fact-checking bunch of his "extraordinary" statements, like those about Japanese not consuming fructose, and similar, points that he has an agenda to share.

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