Almost Vegetarian: Famous Vegetarian Athletes

Michael — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:34:02 +0000

Every once in a while, a prejudiced meat-monger will say something like, “Yeah, of course so-and-so looks poor and sickly. He’s vegetarian.” This is, of course, nonsense. Some vegetarians may look thin and unhealthy, but not because they are vegetarian. It is usually a result of inadequate nutrition (which is not an inherent problem of a vegetarian diet), lack of exercise, other health problems, or just the dour personality of some.

A post “Almost Vegetarian: Famous vegetarian athletes” contains a list of athletes who have been vegetarian. Quite fascinating, and it certainly disproves the notion that you can’t be a strong, active, well-built person when you have a vegetarian diet. (The comments section of the post contains more names and references.)

America the Gluttonous

Michael — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:41:26 +0000

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report, “U.S. Obesity Trends 1985-2006.” It is really quite shocking! During the last 15 of the 20 year period, average obesity rates per capita have risen about 5% every five years. Scary!

You can find a nice summary of the data here.

The original data, including a link to a PowerPoint presentation you can download, is available here.

Apparently the mountain states, the New England states, and Florida have the lowest obesity rates. The midwest and southern states have the worst. But every state is slipping. The healthiest states in 2006 have obesity rates as bad as the most obese states had in 1991!

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Almost Vegetarian: Famous Vegetarian Athletes

America the Gluttonous