For me the most interesting thing about this article is for a health reporter how little she knew about going vegan. most of her "problems" were such rookie mistakes. But maybe the take-away is that if that is where a health reporter starts from - you can imagine how bad it is for the majority of people who want to try vegan.
it was interesting that it wasn't till her last meal that a friend showed up. You'd think vegans would be coming out of the woodwork to give her some help and advice. Also for a reporter not to do any research before hand ---- what is with that?
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Below are some of the highlights.
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it was interesting that it wasn't till her last meal that a friend showed up. You'd think vegans would be coming out of the woodwork to give her some help and advice. Also for a reporter not to do any research before hand ---- what is with that?
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Below are some of the highlights.
A few weeks ago, a blood test revealed that I had high LDL (bad) cholesterol, elevated fats called triglycerides, and raised glucose.
All of these combined could leave fat building up in my arteries and increase my blood sugar, leading to me potentially develop diabetes, heart disease and stroke, among other issues.
It doesn't help that some recent research suggests consuming vegan meat is linked to up to a 15 percent increased risk of heart attacks and strokes, as well as early death.
But I found that I was the least miserable when I stopped trying to replace animal products with lookalikes.
Some of the most enjoyable meals I had were a chickpea and spinach curry with coconut milk and spiced lentils over rice that I concocted two weeks into my journey.
Even after a relatively short amount of time, there were differences in my body. My LDL cholesterol decreased by seven percent, still on the high end, but back inside the normal range for someone my age.
My triglycerides - fats that circulate in the blood and come from foods like butter and oils - dipped by 15 percent, returning them to a healthy level. And my glucose dropped by six percent - though it remained on the borderline of normal.
I missed cheese too much to ever give it up again.
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What happened after a Daily Mail reporter went vegan for a month
Blood tests showed that I had high cholesterol at just age 28. To lower it and test out if a vegan diet can really live up to its many health claims, I went vegan for three weeks. Here's what happened.