Michael Greger Quotes

Though I'm vegan and advocate that others eat a plant-based diet, I know that many people aren't quite ready to take that step in whole.

I have been following a vegan diet now since the 1980s, and find it not only healthier, but also much more attractive than the chunks of meat that were on my plate as a child.

A plant-based diet is like a one-stop shop against chronic diseases.

I try to be vegan... I really, really try. I don't eat any red meat, and the whole animal thing really upsets me, so I've tried.

I try to stick to a vegetarian diet.

I am a pure vegetarian, and I'm much healthier compared to those who live on a non-veg diet.

My whole thing isn't about being vegan, to be honest. It's more about a more natural diet.

'Vegetarian' is a slippery word. I don't eat cheese, I don't eat duck - the point is I'm vegan.

I'm vegetarian so eating right definitely gives me the energy you need.

The USDA is not our ally here. We have to take matters into our own hands, not only by advocating for a better diet for everyone - and that's the hard part - but by improving our own. And that happens to be quite easy. Less meat, less junk, more plants.

Cutting meat out of your diet is the best thing you can do for animals and your own health.

There are occasions when I've had beef, but I generally tend to avoid it, as a nod towards my parents' culture.

I'm not perfect, but what's wonderful about eating a plant-based diet is, I don't have to be.

There are certain things that I do - I don't eat chicken or pork. I stay away from red meat a lot; I eat fish most of the time. I think it makes me feel cleaner, not just body wise. I feel good.

I actually went on a vegan diet. So I was nagging myself there. I don't nag other people about it. It was sort of an interesting experiment, and I found it wasn't that hard at all.

This evidence is overwhelming at this point. You eat more plants, you eat less other stuff, you live longer.

I was raised vegan. My mom would always make quinoa with squash and kale, hippie stuff like that. Now I eat meat, but I try to be conscious about where it's coming from.

I know lots of people who eat raw, vegetarian, or vegan. I'm not into any of those things. I believe in eating enough so your body will actually run.

Bread without flesh is a good diet, as on many botanical excursions I have proved. Tea also may easily be ignored. Just bread and water and delightful toil is all I need - not unreasonably much, yet one ought to be trained and tempered to enjoy life in these brave wilds in full independence of any particular kind of nourishment.

I am a vegetarian.

I've been plant-based my whole life.

I'm low-maintenance. And I'm not going vegan.

I was vegan for about 20 years.

I try to eat a plant-based diet, but it is challenging in the winter months and traveling all the time. I just do my best every day to eat healthy, wholesome foods.

Almost went vegan, but no, I didn't go vegan.