vegetarianness

— First, let’s look at differences in degree of “vegetarianness.” McDougall advises you to go completely vegan for your normal diet, that is to say he advises a 100% exclusion all animal-based products, including skim milk and egg whites. […] Since there are possible benefits to including small amounts of fish in a diet, including, among other things, having a dietary source relatively rich in omega-3 fatty acids, but no likely benefits whatsoever from spending part of one’s limited dietary budget on meat or poultry, I come out between Ornish and the Pritikin Plan on the matter of “vegetarianness.”