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The Scientific Basis of Vegetarianism
1860
Russell Trall, M.D., lays out the physiological and medical arguments for a vegetarian diet- in 1860!
- Trall claims that the human body is best suited to a simple, plant-based diet and that rich, animal-heavy foods overload digestion and blood.
- He links common 19th‑century diseases to stimulants (alcohol, coffee, tobacco) and heavy flesh eating, arguing these habits blunt both body and mind.
- The book tries to move vegetarianism from a moral preference to a scientific stance, using anatomy and physiology to argue that dietary reform is public health reform.
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