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2003 Raw Vegan Hall of Shame Awards
2003 shared some similarities with 2001, but in most ways was a
quiet year in the raw community. Two events stand out. MOST UNDESERVED PUBLICITY Award goes to Juliano the raw chef, for not quashing media reports that claimed actress Demi Moore's new physique was due to her eating raw foods. Only later would it become known in the press that Demi spent over $250K on plastic surgery to achieve her new look. 2003's biggest story: ANOTHER INFANT DIED WHEN TAKEN OFF MOTHER'S MILK AND PUT ON A RAW VEGAN DIET. This tragedy took place in the Miami, Florida area and is the 2nd tragedy like this in 3 years (in 2001 a similar tragedy took place in Britain). To make matters worse, the most active raw vegan pseudoscience promoters (John Coleman and Lawrence "Laurie" Forti) continue to this day to promote the false, dangerous, and potentially harmful claim that sweet fruit is similar in nutritional composition to human Mother's milk. (Ask a real nutritionist if milk and fruit are nutritionally similar, and you will be told the claim is ridiculous.) How many babies have to die before these arrogant, hateful morons stop their false claims? I hope you share my opinion that Coleman and Forti and everyone else who has promoted similar false claims are at least partially responsible for the deaths of these innocent children. RAWFOODERS AS STEREOTYPE WEIRDOS? As this goes to press, there is word that David Wolfe (the plagiarist who stole Aterhov Hovannessian's book "Raw Eating" and reissued it as "Nature's First Law," falsely claiming authorship) is part of an upcoming reality TV show where he plays a weirdo character. As the show won't be broadcast until 2004, that will have to wait until the 2004 awards. At the end of last year's awards, I wrote about how 2003 could be the year the raw vegan community discovered integrity. Of course that didn't happen, and only little has changed. One encouraging thing did happen: Gabriel Cousens (a prominent raw advocate) finally admitted what other nutritional experts have been saying for years: that vegans, whether raw or cooked, should take B-12 supplements to ensure a sufficient supply of this important nutrient. Cousens's change of view has of course been attacked by natural hygiene fanatics. But then natural hygiene is a stupid food cult that babbles about "eternal health truths" and "purity" (talks about food using openly religious terms). If Cousens can change for the better and increase his integrity, then perhaps things can or may improve in the wider raw community in 2004? We can all hope. |
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