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Vega drammen column (Dutch)

henkhoogenkamp

April 2023

We kunnen het wentelen of keren, maar vroeg of laat gaat de huidige vegavlees-discussie kantelen. Van beide zijden gaan de scherpe kantjes eraf en wordt de noodzaak ingezien om de ongebreidelde vleesconsumptie in de Westerse landen te minderen, terwijl de ‘vega-idioten’ inzien dat voor grote groepen consumenten een aanslag op de gezondheid gepleegd wordt door mogelijke nutritionele tekorten van essentiële eiwitten, vitaminen, mineralen en een reeks andere micro-componenten.

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