Subject: Vegetarian or Libertarian ? Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 18:19:42 -0400 To: From: Bob Armstrong On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 12:48:00 -0400, Gary Snyder wrote: >=A0Bernie wrote: >=A0> >=A0>=A0The reason I'm interested in running for office is to make an= issue >=A0>=A0of getting vegetarian options in the school lunch program. As Gary Snyder pointed out , the notion of a State diet in a= State school just ain't libertarian from the get go -- and the more "politically correct" likely the less healthy . I just happened to run into this at http://www.agora-inc.com/reports/RHB/W6RHD903/ , linked to= from http://humaneventsonline.com/ "Had Enough Politically Correct Health Information?" : .... Everyone's hollering 'EAT YOUR VEGETABLES' But please don't overdo it. Because the actual figures reveal: VEGETARIANS DIE YOUNGER. Oh, they tell you they're healthier, but= census data shows the opposite. Plus... VEGETARIAN KIDS ARE SICKLIER. The Archives of Pediatric= Adolescent Medicine reports that children reared on these diets= are at higher risk for 'impaired psychomotor development. VEGETARIAN DIETS WON'T EVEN MAKE YOU MORE REGULAR. Even teenage= vegetarians are 8 times more likely to use laxatives! AND THEY could SAP YOUR SEX LIFE AND YOUR STRENGTH. This is not a= myth. In fact, researchers at the University of Massachusetts= Medical School have linked meatless, low-protein diets to= slumping sex function and muscle loss and bone damage. .... I'll repeat Gary's question : >=A0What is it about the LP that draws you to it? -- A happy omnivore relying on the evolved wisdom of my taste buds , Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 Liberty : http://cosy.com/Liberty.htm