Instead of discouraging unhealthy people from applying for jobs,
Wal-Mart should consider encouraging employees to switch to a vegan
diet to help lower the companies’ rising health care costs. People
for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has maintained steady
health insurance rates thanks to the exceptional health of its
vegan staff members.
Editor,
Instead of discouraging unhealthy people from applying for jobs, Wal-Mart should consider encouraging employees to switch to a vegan diet to help lower the companies’ rising health care costs. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has maintained steady health insurance rates thanks to the exceptional health of its vegan staff members.
Meat, eggs, and dairy products are loaded with fat and cholesterol and can cause heart attacks, cancer, obesity, diabetes, and other serious health problems, but plant-based foods are generally low in fat and contain no cholesterol. Dr. William Castelli, the director of the Framingham Heart Study, has stated, “Vegetarians have the best diet. They have the lowest rates of coronary disease of any group in the country. … [T]hey have a fraction of our heart attack rate and they have only 40 percent of our cancer rate.”
The American Dietetic Association has acknowledged that “vegetarians, especially vegans, often have weights that are closer to desirable weights than do nonvegetarians.”
Studies have even shown that vegetarians and vegans tend to live six to 10 years longer than meat-eaters.
PETA would be happy to provide Wal-Mart employees with free 30-Day Veg Pledge packs, which include a DVD, helpful cooking and shopping tips, coupons, delicious recipes, resources for dining out, and expert nutritional advice. They can be ordered at GoVeg.com or by calling 1-888-VEG-FOOD.
Vicki Carey, Human Resources Director,
The PETA Foundation
