http://community.beliefnet.com/go/forum/view/43901/68979/Vegetarianismhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/29756665/VegetarianismA new British study has concluded that vegetarians have a 30% lower rate of developing ischemic heart disease than meat eaters.ajcn.nutrition.org/content/78/3/533S.abs...www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/31/healt...www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/2013Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:22:10 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/29487875/LA:_Meatless_MondayslinkLos Angeles is "encouraging" the city to go vegetarian one day a week, both for "health" reasons and for concern over the "pollution caused by meat ranching". Anyone wanna lay odds on how long before they try to make it an all-out law? I bet peopSat, 10 Nov 2012 09:38:26 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/29323983/Red_Meat_-_Frying_-_Prostate_CancerFrom USC and the Cancer Prevention Institute of California comes news that frying red meat at high temperatures can increase a man's risk of developing prostate cancer by as much as 40%. news.usc.edu/#!/article/40337/pan-fried-...The information comeFri, 17 Aug 2012 22:49:27 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/28262401/Meat_eaters_absolved,_professor_in_the_dockSome local news, quite shocking for my professional community - I laughed a lot today :-)Are you a meat eater? Then you can breathe a sigh of relief: you are not a selfish bastard.When the papers one and all published social psychologist’s DiedFri, 09 Sep 2011 12:36:20 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/27940409/another_aspect_to_vegetarianism...Interesting little story about folks going from vegetarianism to consuming meat: today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43549229/ns/today... Difference in many minds is how the animal is treated . Irene.Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:44:45 -0500http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/27062421/I_have_weird_views_on_vegetarianism.First off, I don't really see it as a natural diet. Insofar, as if we were living in a completely natural setting (hunter-gathering) meat would be absolutely necessary for survival.Second, soy is horrible for the environment. More land is cleared eWed, 23 Feb 2011 01:29:38 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/26578689/Vegan_diet_becoming_more_popular,_more_mainstreamCheck out this piece in the Washington Post:www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...Naturally, I am very pleased to see this.Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:56:11 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/26477977/Voted_Sexiest_Oldest_VegetarianSat, 18 Dec 2010 12:53:17 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/26350229/Trying_to_be_vegetarianI have been trying to be vegetarian for awhile now but everytime I attempt this process, my wife tends to throw a hissy fit about it. All I want is be healthy and I would like her to be healthy too, she doesn't have to be vegetarian like me. Just othSun, 28 Nov 2010 09:41:35 -0600http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43901/26310813/Changing...oilHey everyone,I currently take fish oil as one of my supplements, however once Project Conversion begins, I'll spend most of the year as a vegetarian. Any recommendations on what I can take instead of fish oil and still get my daily fatty acid dosage?Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:17:05 -0600