Health Dangers of a Plant-Based Diet
By Kevin Stock To claim there are health dangers with a plant-based diet flies in the face of conventional wisdom. It’s surely heresy among nutrition experts. These experts tell us we need to eat fruits and vegetables for their essential vitamins and minerals. Their potent antioxidants ward off aging and cancer. And their fiber cleans our tubing, keeping our intestines and arteries clean. Could there really be health dangers to a plant-based diet? Contrary to popular belief, plants don’t have human health as their top priority. Like all organisms, they are more concerned about their survival than ours. In fact, protecting themselves from predators like humans is high on their priority list. And since plants can’t fight us off with fangs or flee with their feet they’ve evolved other mechanisms to deter predators. Health Dangers of a Plant-Based Diet: Plant Poison Directory In this series we are going…