Health, Nutrition & Fitness

In The Vegetarian Myth, Lierre Keith makes a wide range of health claims about vegetarian and vegan diets ranging from vitamin deficiencies, damning evolutionary evidence, and her failed personal health. The evidence cited however is often thin, anecdotal, contradictory to Keith's interpretation, or from heavily biased sources. This section analyzes Keith's health and nutrition claims and illuminates the problems and oversights.