Sunday, March 15, 2009 11:55 PM by: Mat Thomas
You obviously know nothing about veganism. Champion Ultimate Fighter Max Danzig (http://www.macdanzig.net/bio.php) is vegan. There are also vegan bodybuilders and football players. Next time you want to talk about vegans, educate yourself about the facts before you spout off like a complete idiot, ok?
Sunday, March 01, 2009 10:18 PM by: Anonymous
You can take a breath while the liberal wackos take over this country and put an end to agriculture as we know it. Cant you see they are out to stop animal production they want to regulate dust coming out of combines feedmills livestock facilities and the list goes on. This terrorist administration is out toget agriculture, then if they dont "regulate" it they will tax it so much there will be nothing left to live on. Now is the time to quit cowering in the corner and take action.
Sunday, March 01, 2009 3:43 PM by: Anonymous
Way 2 go IntMtnFrmr. The rest of you, take a breath, will ya! Your brains seem O2 deprived. Steve, who knew so many read your blog.
Saturday, February 28, 2009 12:17 AM by: Anonymous
way to go C.J. Oakwood we true americans need more people like you to stand up and be proud of our industry. We don't need to bow our heads down to any of this vegan bull****!!!
Friday, February 27, 2009 11:29 PM by: C.J. Oakwood
"I am a registered dietitian and I could not disagree more with what you are saying. Vegans and vegetarians do not starve themselves, in fact science has shown that a diet free of animal products is adequate and beneficial for ALL stages of the life cycle"
Who ever the gutless SOB that wrote this ...you are WRONG! My son was born with 2 holes in his heart and a pulonary artery restricted. at 20 months of age he was operated on to fix this. upper chamber hole patched, pulmonary artery fixed, lower chamber hole not able to patch at this time. Doctors at Riley's childrens Hospital when asked...good lean BEEF would help heal his heart! When he was 18, hie annualy check up revealed the lower chamber hole had closed! He ate good BEEF out of our feedlot. He played 4 years of high school soccer, drove a super cup stock car for me! BEEF is a health food. Here is my e-mail cj@cattleco.com. if you want to discuss this further As for you VEGANS..bring it on....I will stomp a mud hole in your butt and walk it dry, when it come to this VEGAN BS! as for the most nutritious, healthy product that has ever been put on a plate or a platter! That is USA bred, USA fed, and USA BEEF! Bring it on!
Friday, February 27, 2009 10:28 PM by: Anonymous
i'm not going to worry if the PETA people get upset with Steve or not the PETA organization and the HSUS is nothing more than Domestic Terrorists. For those of us in animal agriculture it is time to fight and take our livlihoods back!!!!
Friday, February 27, 2009 6:28 PM by: IntMtnFrmr
Steve, there is likely no one more anti-vegan than myself (see my AgWeb Forum post entitled "PETA-Veganism"), but even I think you may have read this article with more than a few pre-conceived notions.
A) It never mentions veganism or vegetarianism specifically.
B) It talks about eating disorders, which by definition do NOT include veganism or vegetarianism.
C) Is there any possibility that you might be just the least prejudiced pro-beef?
All that said, I'll say again that I'm no huge fan of giving up my steaks and pork chops, but I believe you've given those of us fighting the Anti-PETA battle a real black eye.
Friday, February 27, 2009 5:09 PM by: Anonymous
I don't believe there is any conclusive research that shows a diet void of animal products is better or worse. To me, the article simply shows that following an extreme diet to either side can have negative consequences. People should be far more focused on eating a balanced diet and getting the proper amount of exercise. Whether your dietary needs are filled with or without meat doesn't matter, as long as there filled. I find that most people fail to provide their bodies with the proper amount and types of exercise. Good article none the less.
Friday, February 27, 2009 10:09 AM by: Anonymous
Who knew that the wackos read your column?
Friday, February 27, 2009 9:56 AM by: Anonymous
Steve, you don't know your facts and it only weakens your claim, causing you to look foolish.
Friday, February 27, 2009 9:53 AM by: Anonymous
Geez, this vegans are all ameteur shrinks. If you all want to be a hundred years old, have at it. As for me, I am going to have a steak when I feel like it, bother no one else, and expect the same treatment in return. Running 5 miles a day and eating nuts and berries, tofu and brussel sprouts just doesn't turn me on.
Friday, February 27, 2009 9:03 AM by: Constance
You seem really angry, Steve, and your article is inflamatory, skewed, and shows you to be emotional and irrational. Maybe it's your diet?
Friday, February 27, 2009 6:33 AM by: Anonymous
I read the NYT article very carefully and I didn't notice the word vegetarian or vegan in it. I know many vegans and they all are very healthy and happy with the great variety of food they eat, none of them is anorexic or bulimic! On the contrary, many people eating only burger and fries become obese (and bulimic) and put their health in danger. Why don't you work on that disorder?
Friday, February 27, 2009 5:36 AM by: Phil Reid
Steve,
Remember that vegetarian is an old Indian word for bad hunter.
Friday, February 27, 2009 12:48 AM by: Beefy McSteakerson
Going to Smith and Wollensky's tomorrow night for a steak and some beers...any hot ladies want to join me? Vegetarians, have fun eating with the rabbits!!!
Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:45 PM by: AgEconomist
Great summary Mr. Cornett!
To quote from the Article: "Orthorexic patients, he says, are fixated on “righteous eating” (the word stems from the Greek word ortho, meaning straight and correct)"
It is true,many people choose the vegetarian lifestyle because they think it is a moral calling, hence 'righteous eating.' Many are more concerned with the specious idea that their carbon footprint matters, and less concerned with nutrition and the efficient use of our natural resources. That is their choice, but consuming beef would preclude neither of these. It becomes a problem when many of these fanatics are rallying the government to force these values on the rest of us via cap and trade schemes.I've got another term: 'Environmental Fascism.' Thanks for sharing this article with us.
Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:38 PM by: Anonymous
National Geographic featured a story on centenarians. In that
article The National Institute on Aging found that there are three groups of people on this
planet living to 100 and beyond at a much higher rate than anywhere else in the world.
Who are they and why is it happening? These three groups are Okinawans, Sardinians,
and Seventh Day Adventists.
Concerning the 7th day adventists: Seventh Day Adventists are vegetarians. The Seventh Day Adventists that are making it
regularly to 100 live in Southern California. It is reported in the Archives of Internal
Medicine that the Seventh Day Adventists in Southern California get a great deal of
physical activity, frequent consumption of nuts, no meat, and medium body weights."
So you can not put all vegetarians in the same lump--it can be very healthy.
Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:31 PM by: Anonymous
What the ***** do you care what or how I eat? You *****.
Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:29 PM by: Mark
You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about!
Thursday, February 26, 2009 10:37 PM by: Anonymous
I am a registered dietitian and I could not disagree more with what you are saying. Vegans and vegetarians do not starve themselves, in fact science has shown that a diet free of animal products is adequate and beneficial for ALL stages of the life cycle. Maybe you should sit back and get educated before you can even begin to speculate such dead wrong assumptions.
Thursday, February 26, 2009 10:23 PM by: Anonymous
Uhm, excuse me? Since when were you awarded the right as to calling vegetarians "orthorexics?" If you had any knowledge as to what the root word "ortho" means, you would know that wouldn't be the appropriate term anyways. Personally, I'm a vegetarian by choice of course, and not because there is an underlying eating disorder. I don't judge those who eat meat, and so you should not make judgments on those who choose otherwise.
Thursday, February 26, 2009 9:48 PM by: Anonymous
Steve,
You've either misread or misrepresented this article.
