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Re:4-Day Fast by qume on Saturday April 01, 2017 @11:57PM (#14015693)
It's sad so many people put in all the effort of a vegan diet, then end up with worse health outcomes.

On the other hand, a vegan diet based on whole foods, not processed like oils and flours, and avoiding too much omega-6 oil and sugar has an astonishing range of health benefits.

I'm surprised this site hasn't been posted / discussed on HN before:

http://nutritionfacts.org

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Re:4-Day Fast by alsetmusic on Sunday April 02, 2017 @12:44AM (#14015827)
There are health benefits to many diets. That doesn't always outweigh the harm.

Historically, we can trace our brain development alongside evidence of the use of fire. I would never use the raw-food diet because science tells me it's not adequate. Regardless, it may have health benefits.

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Re:4-Day Fast by qume on Sunday April 02, 2017 @01:59AM (#14016028)
When you have a life span of ~35 years, hey, eat all the meat and dairy you like.
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Re:4-Day Fast by zzalpha on Sunday April 02, 2017 @11:40AM (#14017533)
Myth.

Child mortality pulls down the average:

http://www.livescience.com/10569-human-lifespans-constant-2-...

While adult life expectancy has increased somewhat thanks to sanitation and antibiotics, there has never been a time when adult life expectancy was a mere 35 years.

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Re:4-Day Fast by qume on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @06:02AM (#14030996)
Super interesting, thanks
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