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> A lot, and I mean a LOT, of nutrition research is done by vegans and sponsored by vegans. It's a cult.

That conclusion is unsupported by the evidence that you're offering. It could also be explained by vegans simply wanting more research on nutrition.

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The vegan-funded research (that gets published) always finds that a "plant-based diet" is healthier.

Check out the Stanford twin study. Check out the rebuttals. Nina Teicholz is a good place to start for that. (Obviously you don't have to take my word for it, or hers, but if you're motivated, you can watch the entire process - the vegans, the headline, the data, the rebuttal.)

So the source you're using to rebut a Stanford nutrition study is someone whose most relevant education is a Masters degree in Latin American studies?

And the people suggesting eating more foods you can literally grow yourself in your backyard are corrupted business scientists? Make it make sense.

I think it's telling that rather than address any of Nina's very detailed analysis, you launch an ad hominem attack.

Also, by your logic, almost all journalists (except those who happen to have a PhD in the relevant science) should be ignored. Is that what you believe?

I don't know anyone with a backyard capable of feeding their entire family. Do you?

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