What I am getting from the ongoing discussion is a good example of life being shades of grey and not black and white, at least that is what it feels like. From the languaging it feels that VPL believes that X & Y can't help but lead to Z, while Pooh's languaging is making room for other possibilities. From my experience, the human body/mind is so complex that I believe it is impossible be sure of how a body will respond to a particular diet. Generally speaking, we know that veggies are good for us, but I'm sure there are many people who are healthy on a non veggie diet, or at least I wouldn't want to say that there was no one who could be healthy on a non veggie diet.
I have to say that VPL your info although not new, made me look again at our menus and to be more conscious about including more salads. But I find that it isn't useful or calming for me to be thinking about my food choices so much. Food combining has always worked best for me and although I have adopted a gluten free diet and practically eliminated our use of sugar, I find that I am not as occupied with the choices now as when I tried to maintain a stricter more vegetarian style diet. It allows for living more in the grey and feeling more balanced.
Don't know if that makes any sense but wanted to share what I was feeling as I read the dialogue you two were having.
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