PREACH WHAT YOU PRACTICE

This is an interesting ongoing story, and now's as good a time as any to include a snapshot of it: Dave Warwak, a vegan since January, has been "preaching" a vegan lifestyle to students at Fox River Grove Middle School - until administrators sent him home on leave for the offense. For a while the issue was framed as "Show me where it's illegal to tell kids about veganism," but now it's moved into a newer, and in my opinion more strategically dubious, area: Vegan teacher won't return to school until school stops serving milk and meat. Um, OK. Seems like kind of a longshot. I mean, a reeeeeal longshot. Seems counterproductive. But on the other hand, if he wins this...

ONCE AGAIN: VEGAN DIET FIGHTS PROSTATE CANCER

Not sure why this was necessary, when the conclusion could have been as easily drawn by a careful perusal of the peer-reviewed articles cited in Meat Facts, but here it is: "Low-fat plant-based diets may help prevent or slow the progression of prostate cancer, according to a new research review."