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A lot of people do fine on a vegan diet, many improve because they eat less sugar. But a lot of people are hurting themselves with fat free or vegan diets but it’s totally overlooked. Anyone who says vegan might be unhealthy is ignored and called insane.

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Study after study has shown that all-cause mortality drops the more plant-based a diet is, up to and including vegan. Ditto for drops in cardiovascular disease.

> hurting themselves with fat free

Yes, if you drop below the minimum fat intake level required to sustain life, you will have health problems. No one disputes that. But a diet that low in fat is very difficult to maintain.

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