Not Necessarily Vegan
Updated February 2, 2015
It is all about the words we use.
The McDougall Diet is based on starches (corn, potatoes, rice, wheat, etc.) with the addition of fruits and vegetables. A “vegan diet” inadequately describes his recommendations. A vegan diet could be soda and chips or soy burgers with soy cheese and these combinations might fail to promote health and healing.
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