Meat Not Bad?

Richard Carrier has written a detailed analysis of the meat industry (and eating of meat) as it effects animal welfare, the economy, the environment and human health.  His opinions and conclusions will probably not be received well by many vegetarians and vegans for more than one reason.

Vegetarianism: Moral Or A Preference?

Michael De Dora has posted a thoughtful essay on vegetarianism, morality and preference.

Check out the comments section of this post. Reminds me of the abortion debate.

Raw Food Diet

The Science-Based Medicine blog takes on the Raw Food Diet craze. The post is quite long. If you have run across this diet and are considering it, this blogger recommends a full read. Below is a very brief summary:

No one, least of all me, argues that diet isn’t incredibly important as a therapeutic modality for type II diabetes, but the entire Simply Raw package goes far beyond that, promoting vitalism and other dubious concepts as part and parcel of what is necessary to reverse type II diabetes.

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Let the buyer beware.

Ethics vs Legality

The Rationally Speaking blog recently had a post by Michael De Dora discussing the nuances involved with determining if something is unethical and/or illegal.

Bill Clinton's New Diet

Harriet Hall, on the Science-Based Medicine blog, has posted an extensive analysis of diet as it effects CAD in particular, using the recent change in diet of former US President Clinton as a case study of sorts.

Vegetarianism

A Review of the book The Vegetarian Myth by Tom Naughton in Bad Science.