Vegan Vs Paleo ft. Gary Yourofsky

[Bite Size Vegan]

one of the greatest dietary showdowns is that of vegan vs. paleo. which diet is healthier? which is more natural? can the paleo diet and vegan diet coexist? vegan activist gary yourofsky weighs in on this heated debate and I share my own two cents with some extra resources in the blog post: Vegan Vs Paleo ft Gary Yourofsky | Bite Size Vegan

 

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As usual....Gary makes a number of baseless claims. The paleo-diet is much different than the standard diet and there have been very few studies on it so to what degree people consuming it suffer from heart disease, cancer, etc simply isn't known. There are not dozens and dozens of studies showing that vegans live longer, and in fact, some of the largest studies on plant-oriented diets have shown vegans to have reduced mortality compared to vegetarians and semi-vegetarians. For example:

Vegetarian dietary patterns and mortality in Adventist Health Study 2. - PubMed - NCBI

There isn't much to discuss in terms of vegan vs paleo because the paleo diet is a particular diet where as vegan is not. But vegan diets, when scienced based and healthful, should have an edge over paleo diets because they include health promoting whole grains, legumes, etc.

 

[Clueless Git]

I'm off to launch my new 'fizzy drink and cream buns' diet.

It's obviously gonna kill anyone who tries it but I don't think that will stop it from catching on.