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Taken from T-nation.com
This year Dr. Robert Atkins died at age 72 after suffering a head injury from a fall on an icy sidewalk. While in a coma, his major organs failed and his body bloated up with 60 pounds of fluid, which is common in that situation. Sad story. But leave it to the now functionally insane PETA organization (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) to make it even sadder.
After Atkins died, the group sent private medical records to the media and claimed that Atkins was obese because of his low carb diet. They did this through their front group, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (which is actually lead by a vegan psychiatrist.)
This isn't the first time PETA has used its pretend doctors group to misinform the public about nutrition. This is the same group largely responsible for keeping the "high protein diets are dangerous" myth alive. This year they ran full page ads in major publications which perpetuated every protein myth ever invented.
Now PETA has started another website, HealthySchoolLunches.org, which sounds good on the surface but is actually a backdoor attempt to get meat, milk and other dairy products out of school cafeterias. Remember, these are the same people who want parents who feed their kids meat to be charged with child abuse.
It seems PETA, once a fairly noble organization, has taken a "by any means necessary" approach. No wonder they're often referred to these days as the "vegan Taliban." Dirty tactics, false news reports, front groups with hidden agendas, misleading health and nutrition info… PETA has them all. And that's why we're giving them the Dirtbags of the Year award. We toast you with a nice glass of moo juice. Clink.
This year Dr. Robert Atkins died at age 72 after suffering a head injury from a fall on an icy sidewalk. While in a coma, his major organs failed and his body bloated up with 60 pounds of fluid, which is common in that situation. Sad story. But leave it to the now functionally insane PETA organization (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) to make it even sadder.
After Atkins died, the group sent private medical records to the media and claimed that Atkins was obese because of his low carb diet. They did this through their front group, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (which is actually lead by a vegan psychiatrist.)
This isn't the first time PETA has used its pretend doctors group to misinform the public about nutrition. This is the same group largely responsible for keeping the "high protein diets are dangerous" myth alive. This year they ran full page ads in major publications which perpetuated every protein myth ever invented.
Now PETA has started another website, HealthySchoolLunches.org, which sounds good on the surface but is actually a backdoor attempt to get meat, milk and other dairy products out of school cafeterias. Remember, these are the same people who want parents who feed their kids meat to be charged with child abuse.
It seems PETA, once a fairly noble organization, has taken a "by any means necessary" approach. No wonder they're often referred to these days as the "vegan Taliban." Dirty tactics, false news reports, front groups with hidden agendas, misleading health and nutrition info… PETA has them all. And that's why we're giving them the Dirtbags of the Year award. We toast you with a nice glass of moo juice. Clink.
. Guess she didn't realize that the operation was first performed on primates years ago and unfortunately, some died. Good thing for her dear hubby, huh? PETA used to pull some pretty awful tactics and ruined years of research for some pretty dedicated medical scientists. I think they would gain much more public support and sympathy if they used rational tactics instead of destruction. While I agree with a lot of what they stand for, I think the radical elements of the group do more harm than good. Of course, that stands true for a lot of worthy causes.
