Despite the fact that vegetables literally make me gag, I’ve been trying to go vegan (emphasizing pastas, nuts, and grains) as much as possible, largely for health reasons–I just turned 49 and I approach the age where my past fast food sins might catch up with me–but also for environmental reasons and out of concern over how the meat industry treats animals. Peter Gelderloos offers a contrary view on some of these arguments (notably, not the health argument).