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Old Oct 18, 2006, 10:22 pm   #255 (permalink) (top)
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Incidently the 2005 title holder & record holder of the Badwater Ultramarathon "the world's toughest foot race", Scott Jurek is a vegan. You can decide for yourself if consuming meat is a help or hinderance.
Incidentally, the 2006 winner of the "World's Strongest Man" title spoke of his diet thusly:
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But in a restaurant, he will still knock off a platter of seafood for an appetizer, a T-bone steak the size of the plate, a heap of mashed potatoes, and large crepes for dessert. (He often eats the dessert first. “It’s the best part of the meal, why wait for last?” he said.)
See why anecdotal evidence doesn't really prove anything?

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I believe if children had exposure to these wonderfully beautiful creatures they would connect the dots and also choose a veg*n lifestyle.
Your belief is unfounded. Plenty of children have experience with animals, it certainly does not make them vegetarians.

Personally, my experience with animals made me more of a meat eater - I came to appreciate the circle of life for what it was.


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