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Finding Reliable Sources of Information about Vegan Nutrition

By Virginia Messina, MPH, RD:

If our argument isn’t built on a strong and reliable foundation, we give people the opportunity to dismiss us or show that we don’t know what we’re talking about. And when bad information causes vegans to adopt risky nutrition behaviors, we give the opposition more ammunition for their “vegan diets are unhealthy” argument.… Vegan diets are far better than the way most Americans eat. But we just don’t have the data to show that they are the only healthful diet. We already have an unassailable message—that a vegan diet is the only responsible and ethical way to eat. There is no need to embellish that with statements that can’t be supported.