"So come and get me, Mr. Fed Man. My only regret is that I have but one life to give for my dairy products."

I know how she feels, now that Whole Foods stopped selling fresh milk in Florida. Fortunately, I'm visiting family in PA right now so I haven't had to go without.

It would be interesting to hear your opinion on the books that Rosy mentioned, especially Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston Price. I know Campbell said he thought it was a significant book, but I don't know how he reconciles it with his own research. They both conducted the same kind of studies but came up with such divergent conclusions.

Please read into Dr Price, and Dr Pottenger. They could very well save your health, and not Dr Campbell.

I can't see how animal protein in and of itself would cause cancer, but maybe that is something he explains more in the book? It seems to me that it would be the "bad" fats in factory-farmed meat that would be the problem. But, what the hell do I know?

There's actually a lot of great info in Campbell's book (a topic for another post altogether).  Even though I didn't end up going the vegan route after reading it, I can understand why a lot of people do.  He lays out study after study showing how things like pasteurized milk and factory-farmed meats are bad for you, plus he provides a valuable insider's perspective on how nutrition policy is set in the government.  But you're right, it is a shame that the low fat dogma is still so entrenched.  I'm hoping that the rising interest in veganism might be a good thing for the Real Food movement in the long run, even though it seems they are diametrically opposed at times.