Originally Posted by
alcanoe
It's claimed that veganism is healthier and reduces cardio/cancer problems. I've never found any solid data. We are omnivores and you would think that meat is part of our natural food.
Do a PubMed search on "vegan" and you will see numerous review articles that, while not totally conclusive (and little in medicine is), they are highly suggestive that vegan and vegetarian diets are healthier than omnivorous diets in reducing risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, certain eye diseases, etc., etc., etc. Your claim that "we are omnnivores" is poorly substantiated by the available paleontologic and anthropologic evidence.