“An unflinching determination to take the whole evidence into account is the only method of preservation against the fluctuating extremes of fashionable opinion.”—Alfred North Whitehead
 
An unpopular viewpoint.
 
For some time I have wondered about the unflinching belief that many have about vegetarianism, the belief that it is inherently healthier for the human body.  In fact this story has been bandied about for many years.  Recently I began investigating the research about vegetarianism and longevity, and have come to the awareness that the case studies are being done now, by the vegetarians …