For profit and to justify their existence, we have been brainwashed into believing we need animal flesh, secretions and eggs. Asian countries are now adopting our Western diet and as a result are suffering our same disastrous health outcomes. For those who want the truth, I recommend the enlightening website of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Finally, Nigel Pike invokes Darwin and the theory of natural selection in animals (“Falling for fake propaganda”, yesterday). He might like to ponder the Sanskrit principle of “ahimsa”, a basic tenet of veganism that can be translated as “do no harm”.

Source: The Nation Bangkok January 01, 2018 18:11 UTC