So this was in GD veg*n folks: what was your defining moment

[mitch96]

6. It started back in '72 with DES given to cows in the feed lots to stimulate growth

Then I found out my mother in law was given DES to control her morning sickness and it caused cancer in both the mother and child. Ok humans given DES get cancer, cows given DES and we eat the cows...... AAAAHHHHHH. NO.
It was a slow progression from no red meat to very little of any meat to the book Forks over Knives.
Rampant heart disease in my family and after reading the book a no meat/dairy/fat vegan diet was the way to go for me.. Too much science to prove that was the way to go for me...
I might eat a piece of salmon now and again when invited over a friends house for dinner but for the most part, left to my own devices I mainly eat vegetables. I’m a geezer still going strong!
M