When the question of veganism’s healthfulness arises, vegans will say either “The American Dietetic Association says the vegan diet is appropriate for all stages of the life-cycle” or “Read The China Study.” (Or, lately, “Vegetarian Adventists are in a better mood”). But Denise Minger potentially just kicked away that second crutch.

Denise is an ex-vegan who went through the original China Study data and thoroughly dismantled T. Colin Campbell’s veganism-promoting conclusions. 

Oh man, ex-vegans love shit like this. I haven’t been this excited since Zooey Deschanel threw in the towel.

I haven’t read Denise’s entries yet, so I can’t honestly claim that the days of vegans lazily citing The China Study without rebuttal are over. But T. Colin Campbell critic Richard Nikoley of Free The Animal says it beats Chris Masterjohn’s The China Study take-down over at Cholesterol and Health. 

The real question is, does Denise’s entry beat my contribution to this cause, pointing out that T. Colin Campbell looks unhealthy?

Even though I haven’t read it yet: Yes. Yes it does.

Let’s hope that Minger’s upending of T. Colin Campbell’s life work inspires Campbell to make his next project The Korean BBQ Study. However, if his conclusion is anything other than “Yum!”, Minger will have some more debunking to do.