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For the record, my answer to that question is "no". Some of my best friends are vegans and they have a pretty good grasp of nutrition and what it takes to be a successful vegan. That isn't one of my aspirations but I needed to clear the air before linking to this op-ed which comes dangerously close to implying a "yes" answer to the question in my title. I would say, if you are going to be a vegan, be a scientific vegan. Don't make it your religion (many vegans do). Be sure you know what you are doing (most vegans do).

My reason for linking to the article is this: Most nutritionists and nutrition-journalists drive me nuts because they are such lemmings. They just repeat the company line and don't seem capable of, or interested in, really looking at the evidence (or lack thereof) behind the recommendations they so confidently assert. The truth is: we really don't know a lot about nutrition. So even though Nina Planck doesn't provide, in the links that follow, the kind of scientific evidence for her claims that I would like to see; I appreciate the fact that she is willing to think for herself and challenge the status quo.

Her claims about "real food" may be valid. At the very least they tend to agree with my biases! Read and ponder for your own self:

Meat: Yes!
Whole Milk: Yes! (Raw)
Low-fat diet: No!
Q&A with Nina Planck