Ask Alton Brown How Food+Heat=Cooking

This week's Slashdot interview guest is Alton Brown, host of the popular cable TV show Good Eats. This is a "reader request" interview in the wake of the surprisingly popular Slashdot review of Alton's book, I'm Just Here for the Food. Please post your questions below. we'll send 10 of the highest-moderated to Alton, and post his answers when we get them back.

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Re:Vegetarians

[mwalker]

Hi there, someone I care about has a genetic disorder known as Hypertriglyceridemia . This disorder is somewhat complicated but basically involves highly elevated trigylceride levels that can become toxic. She is required to maintain her tri levels through medication and diet, and to get monthly blood tests. For six years, my friend was a vegetarian. She took fish oil pills as supplements (despite the fact that they are extracted from slaughtered fish) in order to regulate her triglyceride levels. She was failing; her blood tests were coming back "too high" - and she was on the way to early death. After six years, she gave up and started eating fish. One month later her triglyceride levels were tested as "average"... for a normal person. In short, there are oils in fish which, consumed in the appropriate quantities, will keep her alive.

You don't have to eat meat. But if you do, you stand to live a much longer, healthier life. Ask any high-output athelete how they would build muscle without animal protein and they will laugh you out of the room.

Personally I believe that all vegetarians should have the option of discussing choice with a hungry tiger, but that's just my opinion. I'm sharing my friends' story in the hopes that you will choose to lead a healthier life.