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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

mitch96

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15. When I was in my early 20's (I'm a geezer now) my girlfriends mother had to be checked every month

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Tue Jul 18, 2023, 09:31 PM

Jul 2023

or so for cervical cancer. Her daughter also. It seems she was given Diethylstilbestrol (DES) to control premature birth and morning sickness.
They both got cancer but it was resolved.
So with this knowledge I'm riding to work one day and I hear the cows in the feed lots are being given diethylstilbestrol to enhance growth.. Hummm
My Mom did not raise no dummy... Give DES to humans and they get cancer.
Give DES to cows that people eat? Ahhh no, not for me. Needless to say I don't eat red meat very often if at all. I'm not a full blown vegan and I dip my toes into the pool every once in a while but I mainly eat veg. Works for me.
BTW DES has been banned from the feed lots since 1972..
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A Meatless Diet Is Better for You--And the Planet [View all] Pinback Jul 2023 OP

Even small changes are good - cilla4progress Jul 2023 #1

If everyone ate vegetarian or vegan one day a week it would change a lot Merlot Jul 2023 #2

There are plenty of vegan entrees that are filling and tasty DBoon Jul 2023 #11

I tried a couple of those Imposible Burgers last week. I cooked them on my George Foreman grill doc03 Jul 2023 #3

We love them! cilla4progress Jul 2023 #4

I sometimes eat the Boca burgers or Morningstar Farms ones, they are OK doc03 Jul 2023 #7

Guess it's personal taste! cilla4progress Jul 2023 #8

Yes, I agree milestogo Jul 2023 #21

Eat the real burger zeusdogmom Jul 2023 #6

It's all pros and cons. cilla4progress Jul 2023 #9

I prefer veg burgers that taste like they came from a plant DBoon Jul 2023 #10

I am eating much less red meat. I am also having a plant based lunch FAR more frequently. OrlandoDem2 Jul 2023 #5

Almond milk is good but it wastes a lot of water Waterguy Jul 2023 #19

As I get older, I eat less red meat and when I do usually ground beef but usually only walkingman Jul 2023 #12

And some super powerful animals are vegetarian. GreenWave Jul 2023 #13

It may be better for me, but I don't eat a particular food because it's better for me. patphil Jul 2023 #14

Yes but that's exactly the predicament. milestogo Jul 2023 #22

When I was in my early 20's (I'm a geezer now) my girlfriends mother had to be checked every month mitch96 Jul 2023 #15

Wow. Pinback Jul 2023 #16

" fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, and seeds" I'm basically in the same direction. mitch96 Jul 2023 #17

been meatless for several years now - I don't miss meat Waterguy Jul 2023 #18

Yep, for us it was a slow transition, and we still consume a small amount of meat. Pinback Jul 2023 #20