Michael Archon Sequoia Nielsen
Of course it has. "Evidence also suggests a vegetarian diet is protective against breast cancer (Phillips, 1975)."
Tree-hugging is a silly meat eaters' caricature of vegetarians; a childish misrepresentation. If your case is so strong, why do you have to lie?
This does not address the causes of cancers: genetic damage. Fruits and vegetables are rich in anti-oxydents, which help mop up free radicals - a major cause of genetic damage. High carbohydrate foods - like meat - are a major source of free radicals, so veggies get a double benefit: fewer free radicals and greater reduction of those free radicals in the body. Selenium is one of these anti-oxydents and is found in high concentrations broccoli, garlic and brazil nuts. Your comments about needing a catalyst are wrong - good ole Google :-)
I don't really have to, because I didn't claim that saturated fats make you fat. Only that reducing the amount of saturated fat in your diet is healthy. All else being equal, vegetarians will benefit from a lower amount of saturated fat in their diet.
I am not talking about special diets. The claim is that all else being equal vegetarians will be healthier than their meat eating counterpart.