Ellen White: Meat eating weakens moral powers

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People that eat vegetarian diets tend to have significantly high heart rate variability, which is a generally accepted biomarker for better stress adaptation, among other things. So perhaps White's words aren't so ridiculous after all.

This looks like some ad-hoc "fact" found somewhere randomly.

Really important fundamental things, for example that our brain needs fats found only in animal food (and its not a coincidence that people on diets with low animal fats have so frequent mental problems and later in life dementia, Alzheimer etc.), should be the priority for our diet.

 

[FireDragon76]

This looks like some ad-hoc "fact" found somewhere randomly.

Really important fundamental things, for example that our brain needs fats found only in animal food (and its not a coincidence that people on diets with low animal fats have so frequent mental problems and later in life dementia, Alzheimer etc.), should be the priority for our diet.

There isn't any good evidence people eating a plant-based diet are at increased risk of dementia. Admittedly, there haven't been alot of good studies on this issue due to limitations in these types of studies and small sample sizes, but what little evidence exists doesn't show an increased risk of dementia, and there may be protective benefits from eating a diet high in vegetables and fruits.

Essential fatty acids can be found in green, leafy vegetables, and nuts and seeds like walnut or chia. THe human body normally can synthesize EPA and DHA from a sufficient quantity of ALA found in plants.

 

[trophy33]

There isn't any good evidence people eating a plant-based diet are at increased risk of dementia. Admittedly, there haven't been alot of good studies on this issue due to limitations in these types of studies and small sample sizes, but what little evidence exists doesn't show an increased risk of dementia, and there may be protective benefits from eating a diet high in vegetables and fruits.

Essential fatty acids can be found in green, leafy vegetables, and nuts and seeds like walnut or chia. THe human body normally can synthesize EPA and DHA from a sufficient quantity of ALA found in plants.

For example, this video can be useful regarding what we should eat:

 

[tall73]

People that eat vegetarian diets tend to have significantly high heart rate variability, which is a generally accepted biomarker for better stress adaptation, among other things. So perhaps White's words aren't so ridiculous after all.

The thread is not focused on health, or dealing with stress. Nor am I opposed to people being vegetarian. I was one for many years. According to Scripture, man was not given meat until after the flood.

Her statement that God did not want the Israelites to eat meat, or that they failed morally because of meat eating, is the part that is ridiculous. It certainly doesn't match up with the text:

Deuteronomy 12:20 “When the Lord your God enlarges your border as He has promised you, and you say, ‘Let me eat meat,’ because you long to eat meat, you may eat as much meat as your heart desires.