My nutritional science instructor at Oregon State University said to be careful when someone convinces you to eliminate one of the basic food groups. However, if cancer runs in your family, increasing dark green, orange and red vegetables, and decreasing meats, animal fats, and white carbohydrates is a good thing. Unfortunately if you cut back too far on red meats, you could quickly become anemic if you don't compensate for the mineral, iron, which is vital in the formation of hemoglobin. and if you eliminate fowl, you may find it more difficult to fight off the common cold plus you could become a cheerless fellow, considering that tryptophan is the amino acid that promotes a cheerful outlook. Good luck, shockedcanadian. I hope you learn the basics of managing amino acids and minerals such as calcium, potassium, etc. However, because cancer is such a threat to modern man, you might consider spacing your week with 4 days of vegan diet with 3 days of adding meat and dairy products your body needs to keep up their end of the health bargain.
The #1 killer and cancer-promoter is sugar and some sugar substitutes that while lowering calories, can ruin your health in other ways. Remember the commercial that said "It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature" failed because later, they found out that margarine has fats that are actually dangerous to human health, and some kinds of north sea fats produce blood levels of good cholesterol (HDLs - high density lipoproteins) and lower bad cholesterol (low density lypoproteins.)
Best wishes in a kinder, wiser eating program. Probably the best thing we could do for our diets is to quit going to fast food restaurants that do not furnish fruits and berries; and dark green and pumpkin-colored vegetables for their Vitamins A, B, C, and D. B12 and B6 deficiencies can occur, and B1 is more important than you know.
