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Curious? That's good. Skeptical? Look into it. Anxious to reject the science because it presents something 'inconvenient'? That's a very popular position, but it's not wise.

The content of this site casts light on some inconvenient truths, and some visitors will probably want to see some specific support for the information put forward here. Cited sources within this website include people like Dr T. Collin Campbell and Dr Caldwell Esselstyn, individuals of the highest scientific credentials and unusually impressive bodies of professional work. Web searches will produce copious resources featuring and discussing these excellent scientists and their work. But there is similarly relevant work that has been, and is being, produced by many other scientists, working in scientific disciplines other than medicine and epidemiology. This page contains links to research reports and peer-reviewed articles published in scientific journals. It must be noted, and should be obvious, that the links provided are not exhaustive. (I'd like to promise that the listings would be edited and updated frequently, but that's not realistic.)

What about bias? While anyone might be accused of bias (some will say that health, ecology, poverty and/or hunger-relief related advocacy is biased [an accusation which reveals it's own bias!]), we should avoid the claims and press releases of groups with an obvious bias. Do we not know, before reading a statement from the meat-producing industry, what their 'findings' will [of necessity] be? Viewed from another perspective, posting links to Greenpeace reports might cause some polarized partisans to commence throwing rocks at their monitors. The links below avoid those kinds of prejudices.

United States Leads World Meat Stampede

The Ecological Desirability of Vegetarianism

How Eating Red Meat Can Spur Cancer Progression

A Prospective Study of Red and Processed Meat Intake in Relation to Cancer Risk

Red and Processed Meat-eating Associated with Breast Cancer in Post-menopausal Women

Atkins Diet Raises Heart Risks

Cornell Science News: Livestock Production

The Meat and Livestock Industry's Environmental Footprint

Four Laws of Ecology, Sustainable Middle Class

Shun Meat, says UN climate chief

Food Revolution: Reversing the Spread of Hunger, Part I

Food Revolution: Reversing the Spread of Hunger, Part 2

The Ethics of Eating Meat

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Where the topic is a healthful and responsible diet, John Robbins is a man with surprising credentials, being heir to the Baskin Robbins phenomenon.

Like Robbins, Howard Lyman, a former Montana cattle baron, is a man whose views have inherent authority. He says, "I had met the enemy and it was me."

Referred to as the "Grand Prix of epidemiology" by The New York Times, this study examines the link between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

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