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The good doctor Atkins tried to tell us, but we never listened.. Sugar and carbs are the most detrimental things to our health beyond smoking.
Total misinformation in the above statement. There is a huge difference between processed sugar and "carbs".
Vegetarians have the lowest chronic health disease rates and just about the highest carb intake of anyone ( a plant based diet will almost always have as majority of calories from carbs). There is about 60 years of research showing that a vegetarian diet is the healthiest diet. The health studies done with the Seventh Day Adventists (who have a high percentage of people who practice a plant-based diet) showing less risk of almost all chronic diseases, including cancer, is one example of this:
Total misinformation in the above statement. There is a huge difference between processed sugar and "carbs".
Vegetarians have the lowest chronic health disease rates and just about the highest carb intake of anyone ( a plant based diet will almost always have as majority of calories from carbs). There is about 60 years of research showing that a vegetarian diet is the healthiest diet. The health studies done with the Seventh Day Adventists (who have a high percentage of people who practice a plant-based diet) showing less risk of almost all chronic diseases, including cancer, is one example of this:
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